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DecoderPro3® User`s Guide

1. Note that some of the lighting functions can be tied to a sound function which is unique to sound decoders Sound decoders have many more functions than normal motor control decoders The other lighting effects are highly variable between decoders Check your specific decoder documentation for what the decoder is supposed to be capable of doing and have fun playing with them They are the most visually satisfying of all the capabilities of the decoders Even if the function and effect are available you may have to add the lighting to your locomotive in order to be able to use that function such as adding ditch lights beacons etc Analog Controls Pane As discussed in the Expanded Basic Pane some decoders allow operation on Analog or Conventional DC layouts At the discretion of the manufacturer some of the non motor responses may be changeable by setting CV s in the decoder This pane is where you would set these values Typical would be whether any of the various functions such as lights and bell would be on or off when in DC mode Consult your decoders manual for options available Some decoders are Analog Controls panes are simple and others such as the FP 45 are complicated Type text Page 58 DecoderPro3 User s Guide I Athearn FP 45 100 Kak File Reset Window Help z z a a ee ee e a a a ec a ee A ee ol Analog Controls Consist Advanced Sound SoundLevels CVs Tsunami Lighting Equalizer
2. ae F ipp sep 28 20414483 AM DCC Long MNA ONPE ___ Ban Fe HUU Ei FA _ Mpp Sep 28 143207 AM DCC Lang FANTA pnia pansra 1300 sto Fr jTMpp Bap 26 2018 44120 4M DCC Long Farena NED AMTRAK 342 at rin Tipp Oct 18 2011 1253 41 AM DCC Long ESA4AC 57 38 DONISH JENSF aral Tax valley EHIAC Tripp Sap 27 2011 1 4545 aM OCE Lang ESaaac arig JDZT28N Bresr Jang Fas Valley EBAAAC Tipp BepzT XM 147556 aM OCE Lung E 64 601 8R ON ESHA Baulhem Pacific 6040 kaio E B Tipp Sep 25 2011 42026 4M DEC Long E BA BEDT BF D183KUA Soul hen Pacific BOIH Hali EEA Tripp San 26 70714 34 03 aM OCC Ling Dipa funrlinn duconer xg S50 Linton Face i592 iar hemarnn ppa4m Tripp joan 26 3011 Silid AM DEC Lang Hide show any column by right clicking anywhere in the Roster header and checking columns to be displayed and unchecking columns to hide j F e ID E DCC Address kf Icon Decoder Model E Road Name Mi Road Number ei Manufacturer iM Model i Owner Road Name i Date Modified Road Number 100 Protocol Manufacturer Athearn ODwnend je Frea FFA 3UU A FAOPH342 1 rrea F F F F B 3H0 C iD D4 08 58 32 Type text Page 147 DecoderPro3 User s Guide With columns hidden X DecoderPro 3 All Entries File Edit Settings Actions LocoNet Window Help F B 300 C DCC Add
3. Connection Name LocoNet 2 2 Settings i Serial port Communications Port COMA Additional Connection Settings _ Disable Connection System Drop down list with all the supported DCC manufacturers select the manufacturer manufacturer of your system System Drop down list with all of the supported DCC system interfaces supported by connection the manufacturer that you selected select the interface that you are using Drop down list to select the serial port to which your DCC interface is connected If you do not know check your system hardware configuration manual A second drop down list may include a selection if there are more than Serial Port one possibility Possibility Drop down list to select the serial port to which your DCC interface is connected If you do not know check your system hardware configuration manual A second drop down list may include a selection if Settings there are more than one possibility Command station Drop down list to select the command station type that type JMRI will be using to send your DCC commands Include the prefix for your connection in the case shown Connection prefix l the L is default Connection name Should default to the connection used Type text Page 14 DecoderPro3 User s Guide E Additional Connection Settings if checked Disable Connection ME This option will disable all the connection settings Defaults Pane Set
4. Manufacturer sanare bo eo 3 Rte SantaFe 300 Kato X SantaFe ato f SantaFe 00 jMneam p Santafe iE Keto d SantaFe dos o JAheam Jj Santa Fe 100 Athearn 1 kx Gants Fe MM Atean D Yee LLLI Em a Progg sual Santa Fe S00 kato Column sequence may be modified and Saved Just Drag and Drop the column header to the desired position Column Width may be changed by grabbing the divider between the column until the double headed arrow shows and move the arrows to the desired column width You may use the same technique to resize panes or the main window Decoder Information Area Type text Page 149 Filename Road Name Santa Fe Road Number 100 Manufacturer Athearn Owner Tripp Model FP45 DCC Address 100 Decoder Family Tsunami Diesel Genesis OEM Decoder Model M FP45 Labels amp Media DecoderPro3 User FP45 100 FP45_100 xml s Guide Displays the information about the current decoder selected You may select the progamming mode Programming Track o Programming Track C Programming On Main E ru Drs Programming on Main i Edit Only allows you to edit the roster without programming the locomotive Opens the Default Programmer for the selected decoder in the Roster List Opens the Labels amp Media Window for the selected roster member Functions
5. UMRI LoconetPR3 v First selectthe manufacturer ite of your DCC system Serial port Communications Port COM4 Command station type DCS100 Chief Followed by the type of connection being used PR3 standalone programmer 100 Chief Connection Prefix Finally select the serial port Connection Name DCS200 pe M the IP address of DCS50 Zephyr DCS51 Zephyr Xtra DB150 Empire Builder Intellibox LocoBuffer PS Select your Serial port and Command station type Type text Page 7 DecoderPro3 User s Guide D Decoder Pro Wizard Sele Select your DCC Connection System manufacturer Digitrax System connection LocoNet PR3 v First selectthe manufacturer Settings of your DCC system Serial port Communications Port COM4 Followed by the type of Command station type DCS 100 Chief connection being used Connection Prefix IL 3 Finally select the serial port Connection Name LocoNet or enter in the IP address of Additional Connection Settings he device Back I Next Cancel Connection Prefix and Connection Name at this time leave as default Press the Next button m Decoder Pro Wizard Secs Finish and Connect Configuration is now all complete press finish below to connect to your system and start using Decoder Pro3 If at any time you need to change your settings you can find the preference setting under the Edit Menu
6. Type text Page 10 DecoderPro3 User s Guide m DecoderPro File Edit Tools Roster Panels Operations LocoNet Debug Window Help os part of the JMRI project DecoderPro g LacaNet PRS on Caha Import Entry J 25 en US Export Eniry Delete Entry Print Summary Print Preview Summary Roster Groups zl Export Complete Roster Speed Profiling How do I set up my preferences From the Edit menu in DecoderPro3 select Preferences option 71 DecoderPro 3 All Entries File Edit Settings Actions Loco iin Ut nn Pasie JAC 1 2 4297 E 42 IF YET T NN e c This window may open automatically the first time you run the program Type text Page 11 DecoderPro3 User s Guide As a first time user the most important information is the Connections screen where you describe how the computer will talk to the command station Most of rest you can leave at the initial or default settings until you find a need to change things to suit your fancy Most importantly you must click the Save button to finalize your settings and then re start the program to have them take effect The Preferences window provides access to the basic configuration information to connect your computer to your DCC system You will be using that system to actually program and operate trains equipped with DCC decoders An important concept to keep in mind is that JMRI is nothing more than a very smar
7. e Frame Title Components Select the text component desired There are two components which can be in the title bar of the throttle Text and Address The selections allow either or both to be in the title 1n the order they appear in the selection or one can opt for the description in the locomotive Roster Entry e Address Automatically display the address of whatever locomotive is selected default e Text Display the text that you enter in the field as the title at the top of this window e Text Address Display the text you entered followed by the selected address e Address Text Display the selected address followed by the text you entered e Roster ID Display the selected roster ID e Note that if you enter text it will not be visible unless one of the middle three modes is selected nm e e Frame Decorations e This will remove the individual control bars for the separate panes of the throttle This 1s advised for Windows users as clicking the minimize buttons causes the restore button to be lost behind the rest of the panels Recovery entails using the view menus to remove and then restore the panel in question e adds the edits e aborts the operation Export Current Throttle Customization to roster Update roster entry Fz Z Update roster entry with function buttons changes Type text Page 100 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Throttle Preferences Select throttle startup conditions show
8. v Type text Page 38 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Now that we have entered the Roster data and set the desired address let s return to DecoderPro3 Main window by closing the Programming window Notice that we now have a list of all the locomotives programmed so far that is in our roster Le DecoderPra 3 All Entries Fue Edit Settings Ariona LocoMet Witelow Help us New Loco C identity Heip New Throttle Monitor LocaNet o Programsning Mode Direct Byte Mode 1 JE DCC Antarass 1 Decoder mial Road Marne Road Humber Manufacture adel Chane Cate Mpilited Protacal BEA i 4fhaam Bip Boy mr Challanger junds ao jjheam 4 E 3 4 Big Boy Tripp Ang Y amp 2013 1 23 48 PM DET Shwt Bia amp oy 4024 JU in Alhasam Big Bey or Challanger Linian Pacii A024 Alheam HEJA Big Boy Tripp Sep 27 2071 341 34 M DCS Long i4 4 8 4025 133 DA idk E IBNEF FTT Vin C44 B Inpp Sepi 49 48PW DOC Long li hiallgmqgar 3335 3E m a za 5heam Big Bay er Challange lLininn Facit 1385 Athearn 4 E 8 4 Challenger Tripp ug 18 2013 11 24 43 Pl DEC Long IDDAmcag 35 TERN i unction decoder 36 55 lLinian Fari 5531 l amp achmanr Diii Tripp Inug VE 3013 11 37 30 EM DOC Lung E 8 amp B018F 501 E T Th Dod Fk Southern Pacific 8078 Kain IE 3A Tripp Aug tE 1128 amp 23 PM DS Lang E B4 RO18R a Pall gaa Southam Pacific 6046 Hain IE 3A Tripp Sep 28 i DEC Long Fy 2451N Ens ST For valley ES44A Tripp Sep 37 2011 147 56 4M DEE Long 1
9. 7l 15 id BE 16 AS 4 bp H Lr b ff zI 4 ZD HE 171 AD 4 Bb i n 120 J 71 54 M BT l amp R1 g a p p tA ia i 74 EJ aF HE i598 F z D W 2 amp DA 7h 7I 4E Hs 202 CH 7 D i amp E oe TE L 5 1 a 20r D a D rJ EJ n DD 7T SL 3B 51 Jib Ga j U DJ ET i J lot dd 33 22T m 11 n cr ht DE T7 Lu n 33 Jii Er 13 24 11 PL G b HD LTB ia aS F5 14 no H ET g u p 31 Lit IF 13 Dp Pg z JB i4 Be 3 OF az ust j 125 D i ae rd Svcd czunaist dep onRpenkatlan for sped mstabtlicartios Speed Compensatios vConrr l FA ham rez affect m speed compessaticn plit filald matcr Apel DC matcr Vetere wWmid wfull in Lill steep mod Ena Lad abzrt rirruit protection Page 74 DecoderPro3 User s Guide DecoderPro3 Main Window Main Window Overview When you start Decoder Pro3 the Roster window is displayed All of the JMRI functions can be accessed via the menu bar on the DecoderPro3 window L Decaderfra 3 All Entries M M o 410 a Sg nai TERME 3s FM DOC Long s gt Menu bar Most of the DecoderPro3 functions can be accessed via the menu bar a DecoderPro 3 File Edit Settings Actions LocoNet Window Help File New Roster Window Another instance of DecoderPro3 Roster window is opened Import Roster Imports Roster into DecoderPro3 Type text Page 75 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Import Roster Entry Open the Open dialog to allow you to se
10. DecoderPro3 User s Guide Version 3 4 8 21 2013 DecoderPro3 User s Guide DecoderPro3 Version 3 4 Revised 8 21 2013 DecoderPro 3 is a Java based cross platform application for model railroaders DecoderPro3 can run on any computer system that will run Java 1 6 0 or later whether it is Macintosh Windows or Linux based It does require that Java be installed on the computer You can get Java as a free but very large download at java sun com getjava Note All screen shots in this manual are from a Windows machine using the Metal User Interface option Your screens may differ in some layout details they will be essentially the same All programming examples shown are with Digitrax PR3 MS100 mode connected to Digitrax Super Chief Radio Command Station Most of the decoders in locomotive samples will be Digitrax except for sound examples Note This entire manual has been updated to correspond to JMRI9 3 4 DecoderPro3 only from the SHTML on line version Type text Page ii DecoderPro3 User s Guide Revisions Version peyton Editors Major Revisions Date 2 14 1 2 26 2012 Dale A Tripp Create DecoderPro 3 User s Guide Bruce Shanks 3 0 8 4 2012 Dale A Tripp Update to version 3 0 Bruce Shanks 22 1 12 2013 Dale A Tripp Update to version 3 2 3 4 8 21 2013 Dale A Tripp Update to version 3 4 Type text Page iii DecoderPro3 User s Guide Table of Contents DECODERPRO
11. Finish ll Cancel Press the Finish button DecoderPro3 main window is displayed with instructions for Getting Started Type text Page 8 DecoderPro3 User s Guide DecoderPro 3 All Entries File Edit Settings Actions LocoNet Window Help ris New Loco Q Identify Help on Programming Mode Paged Mode Getti ng Started foe eee E SITMET TE M al Liam cmd o Damai phery ap Then either select 4 ibas Masi imi Fi miii ap a n irand LL Inipai Paj Taper Hidr gee iep E a be sx apici ie iim jmi Lo az ATE oe an Se cud koe eee Le anew oe nrg your decoder from the ie RE B New Loco i apis list or choose Read uie STN ERN caet dca type from decoder i DNE everest 77 Y information of In the next By Bator irure ERE ji Click on the New wip l Once Selected click je i the loco to create Loco Button in the LR on Open EE your first roster toolbar to get started a lee Peet We ee Programmer to then ms l se begin programming your decoder tun Minima LA be AP bel Le BLE Esas eae oe ete Plas ere or el ny Ergi H bee Sipe sJ nin i Programming Track Road Name Road Number Manufacturer ia Edit Only Owner Model DCC Address Program Decoder Family Decoder Model Filename gt Programming On Main Service Mode Programmer LocoMet E Online Operations Mode Programmer Locohet Is Online Programmer Sta
12. If you are having problems with unpredictable speeds with your locomotives check these settings Sometimes one or more of these settings have been changed accidentally usually due to an error in programming CV s with a throttle leading to very odd speed performance In particular if the Vmid is lower than Vstart or higher than Vhigh results can be highly unpredictable Decoder Pro will not let you make this mistake Forward Trim and Reverse Trim allow you to compensate for differences in the forward speed and reverse speed of the locomotive Most model locomotives do not run at exactly the same speed forward and backward due to the motor mechanics and the gear train to the wheels The settings for these controls are not as intuitive as you might think A setting of O in these CVs turns them off However a setting of 128 in either of them will have no visible effect To make the forward and reverse trim effective raise the value above 128 to increase speed and lower it below 128 to decrease speed in this pane The Forward and Reverse Trim does not work the same for all decoders with variations between manufacturers Use these suggestions for using the basic motor controls and programming them on the main Unless you want to get into some precision speed matching you probably won t need to use the Speed Tables you ll see on the Speed Table pane you ll be able to accomplish much of what you want using just Kick start and Start Volts Mid Vo
13. WritetoSEB Reserved OpSw 1 _ Two aspects one turnout address per head Cables 1 4 are 3 LEDs common anode Cables 5 B are 3 LEDs common anode 4th aspect is flashing yellow m Semaphore mode Pulsed switch outputs _ Disable DS input _ Enable switch command from loconet _ Disable local switch control Next switch command sets signal address _ Next switch command sets broadcast address Next switch command sets semaphore address _ Restore factory default including address _ Show LED exercise pattern The SE8 should be in normal mode Don t push the buttons on the SES Configure DS64 Opens the Configure DS64 window The DS64 programming tool lets you configure the internal options of a DS64 directly from your computer Type the address of a DS64 board in the text field and click the Read from DS64 button The tool will read back the current state of the various options and set the check boxes to correspond to their current values You can then if you wish change the checkboxes and click Write to DS64 to make your changes permanent Limitations Because of the way the DS64 board works this tool can t change the basic address of the unit At present DS64 routes cannot be programmed by this tool It s possible but nobody has written the code for it yet because JMRI routes are more powerful and easier to use Configure Command Station Opens th
14. further information Finally the bottom line of the pane is a status bar that tells you exactly what the system is doing It shows idle in these screen shots because the system was not actively programming decoders when they were made Now let s go to the Motor TAB Motor Control Pane Motor control is divided into three separate panes The Motor Control pane deals with CV s for simulating locomotive weight or inertia The Basic Speed Control pane deals with basic motor control CV s and the third Speed Table pane covers those dealing with the Speed Table method of controlling the motor These last two methods of motor control are mutually exclusive The selection is made with a radio button at the top of each of those two panes The default selection is Basic Speed Control Type text Page 44 DecoderPro3 User s Guide The Motor Pane pA Athearn FP 45 100 E i Hle Heset Window Help z eee A ee ON M a T ae a ar T YA DzeXU aci ee I ER 0 Analog Controls Consist Advanced f Sound Sound Levels CVs Tsunami Lighting Equalizer Reverb ASC Roster Entry FunctionLabels RosterMedia Basic Motor Basic Speed Control Speed Table f Function Map Acceleration Rate Deceleration Rate lo BEMF Cutout 0 127 or 128 255 0 Read changes on sheet Write changes on sheet Read full sheet Write full sheet Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Read all sheets Write all sheets Programming Mode Direct
15. Labels amp Media Throttle r mer LocoMet Iz Online Programmer Stat Create Roster Group Use Create Roster Group to define any other groups you wish From the Settings menu Create Roster Group opens the New Roster Group dialog This same New Roster Group dialog may be opened using the button above Type text Page 85 DecoderPro3 User s Guide te DecoderPro 3 BNSF File Edit Settings Actions LocoNet E pm ia New Loco QO identify cz eb mes P i Create new roster group x Santa Fel Roster Groups All Entries AMTRAK ENSF Santa Fe Southern Pacitic ok Cancel The OK button will Add the Roster Group to the list in the panel and to the drop down list on Main window toolbar You can now add locomotives to the Groups either by dragging from the locomotive roster list or using the Table Associate discussed later fivt te A Identity d Hs Open in New Window Export f Rename 1 Duplicate Pac Delete iE Y EE 1 Opens menu for Roster Groups Open in New Window A window may be opened for each group if you wish Export Opens Save dialog box allowing you to save the group to a file Rename Rename Roster Group BNSF Rename roster group Enter the new name for roster group BNSF Duplicate Duplicate Roster Group ANSF Duplicate roster group Enter the name for the new roster group a aa Dele
16. g m R3 3 yp Seach d Folders 1 x amp iD Eien oF i ege Fildes E Piura LI Fetua Hra Fe ant ade Hea al EA Findule Logging Set i La FE depen iaa le Es Lp des us leti Pos Sail ial een ligi Se nas dig L L3 nire tes E E Mra Coto Y wa LPS Me E O Soca Teni ge Lo b mme as ee baee Tos Tides ey Misco parcs osi Fastin cascem amines ideiala Mame lo Pinna usd Dro FT CHAE siis ye Reha Aan yos o Pelei Him e i HT i Lg oem ru OD Paris adie LE Fricem Plin i Ls Fejs L3 Sah Pe Ba LY tanks Fa tac L3 shpitan Di ninr m Ld Sail eri Drag C3 SF plgi Seve to Roda E huma and II Uc CT a 5 ae Gs drop EX d 3 Trap Tee Li ca un a Spend cum LE um Wn 3 um LA aspero LI Winks L3 Weeks 42 iL RECTCLEH b c3 Repo i rj Sere LE ede PA us ITE D ds To remove either image from the Roster Right click and click remove in the context that displays however it will not remove the image from the Resources folder Image to be used as icon for that roster head to the right similarly there is a small black box which can be filled with a picture to be used as an icon for roster entry identification The instructions are the also similar 1 Next you must find the image of the Locomotive to use as an icon and store it on your disk drive Type text Page 93 DecoderPro3 User s Guide a Sources 1 Images downloaded from a website to your computer 2 Photos taken with a digital camera or scanned from f
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18. AB want to load at sta rtup MU Bileam Tamer Pyihan cryn Mars Lbs Erone T las s mini suns See ec 8 Seren amaners Allee F5SP 2508 18 B Add Scripts Cirata iien Fiet iin Ma Scripts Amar B Hoy Moda Anuen FPES 105508 Ki LAM Hu Hoy nA 5 Alem OPS ae E J cena hagr CINES ae mile CSS Bi AB to load at startup Fale Mare ele of Tyr ih Durs You may add as many items as you want to open on start up Example of Actions EEE Actions Buttons ji Files Scripts Select amy actions you d like to have happen when the program starts Add Action Remove Load Default Throttle Layout x Remove Load Default Throttle Layout E Load Defaut Throttle Layout Load Panel File New Panel Open Acela Monitor Open Analog Clock lOpen Audio Table Open Block Table P Open CMAI Monitor EF PA T imm Remove amore roves the item from the Start Up sequence All of the panes are of the same format Type text Page 18 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Display Panes GUI TAB Locale Console Select your preferred appearance for buttons menus etc wMetal Windows Classic CDEMotif Windows gt Nimbus j Gul Select font size 12 points Use non standard release event for mouse click Windows Classic elect your preferred appearance for buttons menus etc CDEMotif Windows Nimbus z select font size Select
19. Byte Im The contents of the Motor pane will vary significantly between different brands and models of decoders In the case of the decoder shown in the illustration Acceleration Rate and Deceleration Rate help simulate a locomotive under load but don t use them unless you have very clean track because an interruption of power can make a locomotive stop and cycle through the acceleration curve again On the latest Tsunami Diesel sound decoders the firmware has been changed The decoder now returns to the last speed setting before the power interruption but it has no knowledge of where it was in the acceleration curve So if you have been in the habit of using lots of momentum and setting speed to maximum to get the sound of a notch 8 motor be aware that if the loco loses power for just an instant from a dirt spot on the rails it will resume at the top speed step and appear to be running away High deceleration rates can make station stops and switching realistic but very challenging Back EMF or Speed stabilization is implemented differently by each manufacturer See your decoder documentation for the best ways to implement these variables and be prepared to do a lot of experimenting However they do it and whatever they call it you should find it in this pane Type text Page 45 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Speed Control Pane The Speed Control pane looks very complicated but it can be one of the most significant in improvin
20. Checked boxes at bottom of Forward Trim 0 255 128 Reverse Trim 0 255 128 as alit o umns i at dde Mats i 9 6 id on a ae pot Force Straight Substitute for Quick Speed Matching If you want to set up a loco for switching you can set a start speed that is the same for the first portion of the throttle revolution and lower the top speed for use in the yard as shown below Switcher Speed Curve if you don t desire a strait line response curve there are other options available The Constant ratio curve gives you a response that increases slowly in the low end and rapidly at high throttle This function will also draw the curve between preset end points Type text Page 51 DecoderPro3 User s Guide e Eo F Ex Tr 2 E m Li NT Um TEN A n s aos wT a PL rt a A P x 2 E r J PE Pu s 00 7 vA NN un eee ea ome lS oa IRNS IRAM 1 tad oe ee 3 C3 L2 L4 G6 id vd vf m ad n w w a w a l U M U M M M M M e mme mmm Constant Ratio Curve The Log curve reverses this response giving you a logarithmic response curve with high acceleration at low speeds but topping out quickly It will also draw the curve between preset end points Speed Table pp a Ld I 0 e r a a Force EET Match ends ends Constant ratio curve ratio curve D w l l apt Logarithmic Speed Curve The Shift left button moves
21. DC Lang BD 80 2 502E 5 DNT83K1H Santa Fe S026 Rada lgp 42 Tipp Aug 18 3M3 11 7443 FM DCC Long BC 40 2 634 0 DATS3JETB ENG E E SD 40 2 Snant nese ppp Aug 16 201311 2 87 PM DCC Lang ED TOMAC 34358 183b S JB BR 1959 kato ELIDWAL Tripp Bug IE 2013 11 2208 PM Dei Long 5 Sem Alas DP3H 152 D16 Santa Fe 3520 Aha OP Set Wara 201235737 Pe OCC Lane ik FPA5 t Dl s Programming Track Road ame ZantiFe ond Humber 100 Manufacturer Amesm EsdirOnly wemner Tripp Mote FAS DOC Address DD Pr ogicaim 0 S LL a sees M Decoder rami Tsunami Dlssel Genesis CEM E S S PranndarModnt FFS Filename ri 5 OLT Progiras irag Cn Main Lalkols amp Mardi Throttle aeri sacas bihi Progen Locis ji Crane paral Mire Programmer Locos 1e Ope Prerana zie kde We have programmed the Athearn FP 45 in the Basic Programmer it is on the roster list and has been addressed If we want to add the extra features of the decoder we will select the locomotive from the roster list then set preferences for Comprehensive Program then click the Program button The Programmer window will open as shown below All programmers Basic and Comprehensive open to the Roster Entry pane which will be similar to that shown below for the FP 45 The programmer opens with the roster entry page filled in because we selected the loco from the roster panel in the previous screen Note that there
22. ESU e Fleischmann e Hornby e Lenz e Lionel TMCC e Maple Systems e Marklin e MERG CBUS e NCE e Oak Tree Systems e Pro Trak Grapevine e QSI Solutions e Pl Engineering RailDriver e Roco e SPROG e SRCP e Uhlenbrock e Wangrow e X10 e Zimo e ZTC Controls Depending on the specifics of your system and computer some type of hardware interface may be required www jmri org help en html hardware index Type text Page 3 DecoderPro3 User s Guide What hardware do I need You will need a means to connect between your computer and the track on which the locomotive rests that will take serial instructions and generate DCC packets on the rails Ata minimum a command station booster your DCC system will probably suffice an additional hardware interface to send commands from your computer to the command station this could be as simple as a serial cable and a programming track set up according to the manufacturer s instructions For some systems you will also need an additional hardware interface to send the commands from your computer to the command station and from there on to the decoder in the locomotive For a Digitrax system for example you will need either the PR3 programmer or a LocoBuffer The PR1 device from Digitrax is a stand alone programmer and is not usable with this software For those who do not have any DCC hardware yet and are considering purchasing a DCC locomotive and want to use Decoder
23. Format Set 12 24 Mode Control and Commands Start NCE Clock Stop NCE Clock Read All Clock Settings Set Polling Speed Clock Interface Polling Interval 5 0 Secs Set Update Interval Show Cabs Opens a window that displays the cabs currently on the system This is handy for determining the cab number assigned to a throttle that doesn t have a display Just use Show Cabs to display the cabs currently on the system Then plug in the cab in question and use it again to see which one is added If you have a standalone set up bench it s even easier Cycle the power to clear the command station memory Then plug in the new cab and Show Cabs will display its number Booster Programming Booster Programming is stated to be only for NCE booster testing and warns that the booster must be disconnected from the track before using Type text Page 135 DecoderPro3 User s Guide OakTreeSystems Communications Monitor Opens the Communications Monitor Window and automatically displays the information that is being sent and received on the communications link between your computer and your DCC system Send Command Opens the Send Oak Tree serial command prompt which will allow you to type in a Command then click on Send Send poll You may also type in an Address and poll the system by clicking on the Command Address In send poll Powerline Communications Monitor Opens the Communications Monitor Wi
24. OpSw 42 Turn off power on interogate ADL 168 only _ OpSw 43 Anti chatter filtering BDL 168 only _ OpSw 44 Anti chatter filter sensitivity BDL 168 only OpSw 40 Restore factory default including address The BDL 16 should be in normal mode Don t push the buttons on the BDLE 16 Type text Page 125 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Configure LocolO Opens the Configure LocolO window pad Configure LocolQ Sele Window Help ocol address 0x51 oo Probe Read All pease ee poe pa jn jos cog fee ee oer po pe ete nmn e epom 1 1 38 eT pem o penes po po comme peoa wite Bp 0 prepa pe po comme mem wine Bp 00 a mem wes Mme 0000 erp pa po eme mem wine cron pepe pe po comme mem warme DC i ee et 1 NN SIN 7 0 ocobuffer rev 1 0 Status Aborted LocolO Firmware rev lt unknown gt Configure PM4 PM42 Opens the Configure PM4 PM42 window a Configure PM4 PMA 2 Window Help Unit address i Read fromPM4 Write toPM4 Current limit Section 1 Speed Autoreversing Section 2 Speed Standard Autoreversing Section 3 Speed Autoreversing Section 4 Speed Standard M Autoreversing The PM4 should be in normal mode Don t push the buttons on the PM4 Type text Page 126 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Configure SE8C Opens the Configure SE3C window a Configure 5EBc Belta Window Help Unit address ReadfromsE8
25. Reverb ASC Roster Entry Function Labels Roster Media Basic Motor Basic Speed Control lr Speed Table Function Map Analog Mode Function Status E Analog Mode Function Status F2 Alternate Power Source Enable Alternate Power Source Enabled Analog Mode Function Status F3 Analog Mode Function Status F3 Power Source Conversion Type Analog power suppl Analog Mode Function Status F4 Analog Mode Function Status F10 Analog Mode Motor Start Voltage 0 255 Analog Mode Function Status F5 Analog Mode Function Status F11 Analog Mode Max Motor Voltage 0 255 Heo Analog Mode Function Status F6 Analog Mode Function Status F12 Analog Mode Function Status F7 Analog Mode Function Status F8 Read changes on sheet Write changes on sheet Read full sheet Write full sheet Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Read all sheets Write all sheets Programming Mode Direct Byte idle Consisting Functions Pane Consisting is a means to have two or more locomotives respond to orders from the command station and do it together in unison There are a number of terms used to describe consisting and the manufacturers don t agree what those terms should be The NMRA has adopted terminology so that is what will be used in this discussion Address Consisting You merely set the address of every locomotive to be the same and we can use the Basic Programmer pane to do this Then a D
26. Torque compensation Decoder Lock Feature Decoder Lock ID number ixi Read changes on sheet Write changes on sheet Read full sheet Writefull sheet Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Read all sheets Write all sheets E Direct byte mode programming Set Programmer error Timeout talking to command station 306 Type text Page 68 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Program enew loc u in Service Mode Programming rack E a B x File ma Window Help Lights Analog Controls Consist Advanced Sound SoundLevels i Rest Basic Moor MSc Spes oper Speed abe Function Map The spandi rax Tsunami has so many maniilacturer S setttings that three panes are used to accommodate them They often do not have tool fips o get out your mangal AUTOMATIC SOUND CONTROL Automatic Grade Crossing Horn Enable Automatic Grade Crossing Horn Enable Analog Mode Automatic Horn Signal Enable Automatic Horn Signal Enable Analog Mode Automatic Bell Enable Automatic Bell Enable Analog Mode Automatic Brake Squeal Enable Automatic Brake Squeal Enable Analog Mode These CVs allow the user to set the parameters for the Autonatic Sound Control features Bef On Sel Polit Bell Of Set Point Grade Crossing Airliorn Sensitivity Brake Squeal Sensitivity Read changes or sheet Write changes on sheet 1
27. are now a whole lot more TABs at the top of the page allowing us to open many panes to program more features The number of TABS will depend upon the decoder being programmed This Tsunami Sound Programming has several TABS that are unique to sound decoders Type text Page 40 DecoderPro3 User s Guide be FP45 100 File Reset Window Help Analog Controls Consist Advanced Sound Sound Levels CVs Tsunami Lighting Equalizer Reverb ASC Lights Roster Entry Function Labels Roster Media i Basic Motor Basic Speed Control Speed Table i Function Map ID el Road Name SantaFe 000000000 Road Number FT ooo Manufacturer heam O OS Owner i Model DCC Address Throttle Speed Limit 5 Comment Decoder Family Tsunami Diesel Genesis OEM Decoder Model NFP45 Decoder Comment 4 Filename FP45 1 00 xml Date Modified Aug 18 2013 11 31 03 PM Save to Roster Reset to defaults Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Read all sheets Write all sheets Programming Mode Direct Byte Mode w Note that the Roster pane is essentially unchanged from the Basic programmer but the window has a LOT more options in the Tabs at the top If you are unsure how to handle the Roster information go back to that section in the Basic Programmer If you re ready to move on to bigger and better things let s go to the next tab Expanded Basic Pane One of the first things you will
28. be used NCE Old Style l Limited to 8 locomotives Allows any address but 00 to be used Consist EasyDCC Standard l Limited to 8 locomotives Allows any address but 00 to be used Consist e lt A Decoder Assisted Consist DAC often referred to as Advanced Consist The NMRA has set aside CV19 as a dedicated location for consist addresses If CV19 contains a value other than O the locomotive will respond to speed and direction instructions sent to the address in CV19 If CV19 contains zero then it will respond to speed and direction commands sent to the usual short or long decoder address Since the consist address is a single CV it is limited to the range of 1 to 127 If you add 128 to the consist address the locomotive will run backwards relative to it s normal direction of travel in the consist The DAC can be set up in the Consisting tab in the Comprehensive Programmer DecoderPro Consisting Tool The consist tool provides a visual tool for manipulating the Decoder Assisted Consists and on some command stations Command Station Assisted Consists Type text Page 112 DecoderPro3 User s Guide P Consist Control BEES Window Help Consist Advanced Consist CO command Station Consist New Locomotive ha Direction Normal add Address Roster Entry Direction Normal Ready The G Advanced Consist and the L Command Station Consist allow you to select either consisting mode if supported
29. by your command station If not supported the options will be grayed out Consist text box type the consist ID assigned to the locomotives in the consist for Decoder Assisted Consists For Command Station Consist this is automatically filled in with the address of the lead locomotive in the consist New Locomotive text box type in a new locomotive address or select from you roster using the drop down list Clicking the adds button will add the locomotive to the consist and it will appear in the list area of the window Clicking the reset button will clear the information of the current locomotive The iv Direction Normal determines the direction of the locomotive travel as forwarded or reverse when the consist is traveling forward Will be grayed out until the lead locomotive is selected DEL button removes the consist The list of the consist will have a DEL button for each locomotive allowing you to remove any locomotive from the consist Delete button deletes the entire consist Throttle button o pens a throttle for the consist Reverse button reverses the direction of the consist Type text Page 113 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Turnout Control DER Turnout Control m Turnout Control Window Help Turnout a Enter the accessory number or tunout system name for the accessory or turnout you wish Thrown Closed to control For example entering 678 and by pressing Current State Thrown closed ei
30. closing the Roster Group Table Actions Program Opens the Programmer that is setup in your preferences for the selected Roster Entry Comprehensive Programmer defaults to Basic Programmer Labels and Media Opens the Labels and Media window with two tabs allowing you to set these parameters for the selected roster entry in your roster Select the Function Labels TAB to edit your throttle function labels Select the Roster Media TAB to edit the icon for your roster selection Type text Page 88 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Function Labels Pane This pane is opened from the Labels amp Media button the DecoderPro3 main window or from the Actions menu P F7B 300 F PE Ed File Reset Window Help Function Labels Roster Media Use this tab to customize your JMRI throttle function buttons for this locomotive lock e on shunt n label lock off Sl E E H RI E UE E A DA pep a PUT VE E eS UE BUTTE E D E EH E n ES EISE L3 eile Bara miei ra ae Gye be Beis Si Sie mes Toe JCI es Be Pet ed 1 Save to Roster This pane is more than a scratch pad to keep track of what happens when function buttons are pushed It also interacts with the JMRI throttle The Function Labels Tab makes settings for the Software Throttles within JMRI Primarily the on screen throttles but some of the settings are mirrored on smart phones iPhone Android using the WiThrottle interface When you use the ros
31. connection defaults here may have to save and restart to see all choices Power Command Throttles Control Station Programmer 1 Locotiet Li w L1 2 Shows the default settings which will depend upon the system used Type text Page 15 DecoderPro3 User s Guide File locations Pane gf remate Lr enu gU in H et ua Pad sif P Pa a PT Pom a 107 The default location far saving your files User File Locations iCADacuments and GettingsiDaleMRIro sien Jihoon Script Location jC Program Fllesulklsitmon User File Select the location for your user files on Locations your system Jython Script Set the location of Jython Script files Location Type text Page 16 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Start Up Pane Actions Buttons Files Scripts Select any actions you d like to have happen when the program starts Remove Load Default Throttle Layout Add Action Actions to set up a AB Startup action Remove Load Default Throttle Layo Load Panel File New Panel Open Acela Monitor Open Analog Clock Add Button Open Audio Table Buttons Open Block Table to the Open C MRI Monitor AB toolbar of DecoderPro3 IRATUS File Edit Settings Actions LocoMet Window Help Help P New Loco ie Typetext Page 17 DecoderPro3 User s Guide TT isa a a icy CTS Cmim Add Files Carapa s 1 mur siia Files that you
32. consist at the end of an operation you will be Type text Page 59 DecoderPro3 User s Guide puzzled as to why your locomotive won t respond to requests for motion even though it will respond to some of the lighting functions DecoderPro utilizes the Consisting Pane to set up NMRA Advanced Consists and the response of the locomotive to function requests sent to the consist address Ge Program Kato C44 9W 4926 in Service Mode Programming Track File Reset Window Help Lights Analog Controls i Consist Ac Roster Entry Basic Basic Speed Control Speed Table Function Map if your loco won t respond to it s own address try reading this to see if the loco thinks it s in a consist Sy set to zero and write it to remove loco from consist dvanced Consist address a Advanced Consist direction forward v Will decoder respond to function requests at consist address This will be different for each Advanced Consist Function 0 Override No decoder Mfr and family Advanced Consist Function 1 Override Advanced Consist Function 4 Override Advanced Consist Function 5 Override Advanced Consist Function 6 Override Advanced Consist Function 7 Override Advanced Consist Function 8 Override No Read changes on sheet Write changes on sheet Read full sheet Writefull sheet Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Read all sheets Write all sheets Direct byte mode prog
33. font size in points E Use non standard release event for mouse click Type text Page 19 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Locale TAB TEk English United States i S 4 GUI Locale Console c rS Select your preferred language for menus buttons efc Drop down list to select your location and language Console TAB 5 Sah ii cu Locale Console 4 Select your preferred appearance for the JMRI System Console Console color scheme Green on Black ah m yap Select font style Monospaced q2 v points H i f Select text wrapping style Wrap text at end of last word Display settings for the JMRI system console Type text Page 20 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Messages Panes TABS and selections can be used to set how and when messages are displayed Roster Panes Programmer TAB This pane is used to set the preferred decoder programmer Programmer Roster Select your preferred DecoderPro programmer format Advanced contains everything Basic is the minimal starting point Format Advanced Show empty tabs Roster TAB You may set the default location of the locomotive roster and the default owner s name PISIS Programmer Roster a Select a new default location for your locomotive roster Roster info location CADigitrax Set Reset Default owner name DATripp Type t
34. go into the view menu uncheck it there then go back again and re check it You may also drag the panels out of the way to uncover the Maximize icon for a minimized panel Type text Page 96 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Throttle Window Menu Bar File Edit View Power Window Help File New Throttle Opens new copy of the throttle Open Throttle prm Open Ed 3 Athearn FP 45 100 xml D WiThrottlePreferences xml 5 Atlas GP 30 3276 xml Bachman DD40X 6932 xml 4 FP45 100 xml JMRI_ThrottlePreference xml 3 Kato F40 333 xml 3 ThrottlesPreferences xml FileName Files of Type XML files w Select a saved throttle XML file Save Current Throttle Save a throttle file that has been opened and modified Save Current Throttle As P Save Ej 3 Athearn FP 45 100 xml 3 WiThrottiePreferences xml 4 Atlas GP 30 3276 xml 5 Bachman DD40X 6932 xml 4 FP45 100 xml 5 JMRI_ThrottlePreference xml 3 Kato F40 333 xml 3 ThrottlesPreferences xml FileName Files of Type XML files Type text Page 97 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Opens the Save dialog to allow you to save the Throttle XML file in the location you select and using the name you specify Open Throttles Layout Opens Throttle layout that you select Save Throttles Layout Save Throttles Layout to file in Throttle Folder Load Default Throttles Layout Load the default throttle layout from Thro
35. in your roster In the right column Include select the entries that you wish to add to the Roster Group click individually to select a single item hold the shift key down to select a range of items hold the CNTRL key down to randomly select items Close the Table and the entries will be added to the group Once the associations have been made then you can select the Active Roster Group Once this is done then the Print and Print Summary actions will show only the roster entries associated with that group As an example you could select the Group Santa Fe and only the roster entries in this Roster Group will be printed The printout Type text Page 87 DecoderPro3 User s Guide does not currently show the active group in the header The active group will also influence any drop down box which has a list of entries in it such as Throttle edit entry copy etc Also when adding a new roster entry it will automatically be associated with the currently active group so it is good practice when finishing working with a group to return the active group to Global Restoring Roster to include all Engines To return your roster to show all engines Select Roster Group to All Entries or Global Then you may be certain that you are working with all engines in your roster Disassociation of Roster Entry to Group To disassociate a roster entry to a Roster Group open Roster Group Table and uncheck roster selection and save new Group by
36. is the only required preferences to define your DCC system The rest of the features are used to customize your specific system Shows system default settings Set default location for saving User files and Script Files Allows you to set Actions Buttons Files and Scripts that run at Start Up Allows you to select your computer display mode Set default actions for system message when displayed Allows you to set your default Programmer and roster location Allows you to set up you Throttle preferences Allows you to set up a Wi Throttle settings The JMRI JSON Servlet provides web access to lists and values for numerous JMRI defined entities in the modern JSON format Sets up the Decoder Pro miniServer Now we will set up preferences for the JMRI environment with your command station am using a Digitrax Super Chief Command Station radio interfaced to the computer via loconet PR3 MS100 mode and USB port keep master roster on the System Drive Connections Pane TABS are configured to the system your selected Now select Connections and connection options display in right pane After saved and restarted the TAB will read LocoNet This the set up for Digitrax Chief System with PR3 interface Type text Page 13 DecoderPro3 User s Guide PRSE LocoNet b System manufacturer Digitrax System connection ILocoNet PR3 Y Command station type IDCS100 Chief Connection Prefix IL
37. next running locomotive SS J an emergency stop command to all locomotives under JMRI control o Controls track power on or off if supported 1 t E C Switch to or revert from Edit Throttle mode I the Local JMRI Window Type text Page 106 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Throttle Address Panel green shading facilitates setting the address of the locomotive you wish to control with the throttle i Primary use is to identify the decoders address and to dispatch or release the identified address Locomotive ll address may be entered by one of two methods WM typed into text box or use drop down list to select locomotive from your roster If you have added Function labels to your Roster the label text from Dispatch Release Program the Roster will be displayed on the throttle function oPS buttons Set Click on the EM send the address to your system to make this throttle active Dispatch is used to dispatch the locomotive which releases the throttle for that address so that it can be acquired by another throttle Release is used to release the address from your system Program opens the Programmerfor the locomotive selected in ops mode Programming on the Main Only active when roster entry is used to select the address for the throttle Any of the buttons may be grayed out depending on the status of your system Control Panel blue s
38. notice about the expanded Basic Pane in the Comprehensive Programmer is that there are a lot more options than you found in the Basic Programmer Now use the Read full sheet button to read the values that the locomotive is programmed to Now you can determine if you want to change any values Type text Page 41 DecoderPro3 User s Guide pA FP45 100 PERI File Reset Window Help Analog Controls Consist Advanced Sound Sound Levels CVs Tsunami Lighting Equalizer Reverb l ASC Roster Entry Function Labels F Roster Media Basic Motor f Basic Speed Control Speed Table Ti Function Map Lights Decoder are Note that there are two normaly shipped addresses entered but the with a Primary Use 2 digit address primary address active address may be These two CVs are Address set to 3 E 1 SM mte for your personal ID User Identifier 1 0 255 7 Primary Address 1 127 100 _ User Identifier 2 0 255 Extended Address 0001 9999 i i Manufacturer ID YA Manufacturer Version ID 64 Those two CVs can not be written to and are reserved for Mfr ID Read changes on sheet Write changes on sheet Read full sheet Write full sheet Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Read all sheets Write all sheets Programming Mode Direct Byte Mode F idle Select 2 or 4 digit addressing radio button to select which mode of addressing you wish to be active You can enter
39. s Guide The checkboxes at the top allow to select what slots are displayed Show unused slots Show system slots estop all Executes an Emergency Stop for all locomotives The columns are Column Displays Slot The number of the slot Address Locomotive address the slot controls For unconsisted locomotives and addresses that are at the top of a consist this is ee j the current speed setting It is an internal value for consisted slots The format of the commands being sent to the decoder typically either 128 step Decoder Type l or 28 step though other values are possible Status One of the four possible states Free Not reserved for any particular use no contents Idle Not reserved for any particular use no contents Not in use at the moment but still contains valid data for the last Common decoder to use it In Use Currently controlling a decoder TP Displays the consist status of the slot whether it is not consisted the top of a onsiste consist included in a consist etc The UT4 throttles have a fixed throttle ID The DT400 has a fixed common leading Throttle ID HEX value and a user programmable second HEX value It is displayed as two hexadecimal bytes see the Digitrax instructions for details Direction Whether the decoder is currently being commanded to go Forward or Reverse FO F8 The current function settings Monitor Clock Type text Page 124 DecoderPro3 User s Guide A Digitrax LocoNet can c
40. supported and the implementation of those functions Just like any other controller decoders must be programmed by the user to reach their full potential While they come with basic default programs most users will want to customize the decoder address motor control lights sound and other functions to meet their specific needs You do so by editing CVs or Configuration Variables in the decoder Some CVs use values ranging from O to 255 others use their space in the decoder s memory as a bank of 8 on off switches While this lets you do a lot with very little memory it can get very complex for those of us that are not on speaking terms with binary code Decoder Pro attempts to help overcome the inevitable complexity of this system by providing a clear usable user friendly open source software solution for programming these on board decoders Programming panel designs are written in XML a close relative of HTML and can be modified or even created from scratch by users with even a passing familiarity with the format without previous XML experience Type text Page 2 DecoderPro3 User s Guide What DCC systems will DecoderPro3 work with Decoder Pro3 will work with the following DCC systems e Atlas e Bachrus e C MRI e CTI Electronics Acela e CVP Products Easy DCC e DCC Specialties e Digitrax Loconet o Digitrax PR3 interface o RR CirKits LocoBuffer USB o LocoBuffer Il LocoBuffer o MS100 interface e
41. the entire speed table to the left one space with each click on the button The example below shows a linear 0 255 speed table that has been shifted left three times Type text Page 52 DecoderPro3 User s Guide pe a p mH T ECC WS m a E Speed Table IELLEPFITED EH m1 LAGGY M L4 n Pa Ld i A ee 4 wa Gl I AA iP audiit 4 ifl E nee i990 ats pup qum quc A oe 4 Curve Shifted Left The Shifted right button move the entire speed table to the right one space with each click on the button The example below shows a linear 0 255 speed table that has been Shifted right three times J En po auibus emt TTL F C oe p ELE dum i i pd ea i m Tel Aid fue E Speed Table 5 svi VET iu imd lal LILnu L LE LLtILTccgcemgam Curve Shifted Right Of course you can enter the numbers individually or move the sliders one at a time to create your own fully customized speed table To aid you with setting the individual values the slider value is shown at the top of each slider Also by hovering the mouse at a slider column the number of the CV being entered will be revealed One very important thing to remember No matter how pretty your speed table looks it has absolutely no effect on the locomotive unless you write it to the decoder Type text Page 53 DecoderPro3 User s Guide And this point is especially pertinent with the QSI and Soundtraxx Ts
42. this before before proceeding please click on the Help Menu at the top of the page and then read the entries starting from Windows Help It really is time well spent there are many side effects of customizing your configuration To Add a new node enter information and select Add Node To Edit a node enter node address then select Edi Node Add Node Edit Node Delete Node Dane To Delete a node enter node address then select Delete Node Bogus padding just for the fun of it Page 118 Type text DecoderPro3 User s Guide CMRI CMRI Monitor Opens the Communications Monitor Window and automatically displays the information that is being sent and received on the communications link between your computer and your DCC system e Send Command Opens the Send CMRI serial command prompt You may poll devices on the CMRI serial link using the Send poll button You can send a command to the device using the Command text box and the Send button UA n j Send poll Run Diagnostics Provides a tool for testing your CMRI serial cards in the system using either an Output Test or a Wraparound Test Run CMRI Diagnostic Window Help Test Type Output Test Wraparound Test Test Set Up Node UA 0 OutCard 0 Output Test Only Observation Delay 2000 Wraparo
43. 12 4 ll s Service Mode programming track Programmer format Comprehensive Open Programme Edit Only Wultiple possible Decoders detected Manually select from highlighted Decoders or Family Note that we have selected a decoder which is highlighted Also the Open Programmer button is activated to allow us to enter the programmer and the Programmer format may be set to Basic or Comprehensive using drop down list As a beginner you may select Basic or if experienced select Comprehensive Type text Page 28 DecoderPro3 User s Guide know that this decoder is Athern FP 45 factory installed decoder in nscale So will select that decoder n Lreaie hew Loce File Roster Programming Mode Paged Mode Decoder installed Create Basic Roster Entry 5 hey Sac Roster Id new laco 1 8045 2 4 spen 4 sbeom 4 SD7 0ACe 4 SD70M 2 1 N FAS 3 N PA Use 2 digit address primary address 1N F59PHI O Use 4 digit address extended address Tsunami Diesel Intermaunta Active DCC Address 4 Ho ES44AC 100 3 Ho ES44DC 3HoFT HO F3 3HO F7 31HOF8 3 HO FP7 5 Ho 8D40 2W i enel Read type from decoder Analog DC Operation Alternate Power Source Enabled Open Comprehensive Programmer Click on the Open Programmer button and the Roster Entry Pane will open for the Selected Programmer The programmer is opened Type text Page 29 DecoderPro3 User s Gu
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45. 2 Reverse 2 Reverse 2 Reverse Idle Idle Slider from 9Peedsteps slider 100 to 0 to 100 100 through 0 After you have established an address for the throttle you should be able to run the train on your layout The Speed Control panel is used to control the speed and direction on your locomotive when the throttle is used to operate on a layout The throttle slider controls the speed and indicates the percentage of power from Stop to 100 Use mouse to drag the slider to the desired speed Alternately the slider may be set to STOP in the middle and move to 100 or to 100 to control locomotive speed In the Step mode the up and down arrows control the speed one step at a time or you may enter a number into the text box area between 0 and the max step indicated Es L locomotives direction Forward and Reverse set the executes an emergency stop locomotive stops immediately overriding any BEMF or momentum programmed into the decoder stops the locomotive smoothly using any momentum setting programmed into the decoder Type text Page 109 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Throttle Function Panel The Throttle Function Panel allows you to select the decoder functions from FO through F15 on first overlay and F16 through F28 on second overlay Many new Sound decoders use up to 28 functions use the to toggle between the two overlays E Function Panel If you have entered Functio
46. 3 VERSION 3 4 II REVISIONS HI INSTALLING JMRI 1 Preparing to Install JMRI 1 Installing JMRI software 1 GETTING STARTED WITH DECODERPRO3 2 What is DCC 2 What DCC systems will DecoderPro3 work with 3 WHAT HARDWARE DO I NEED 4 HOW DO I START THE DECODERPRO3 PROGRAM 5 For First Time User 5 Previous user 9 If you are updating and DecoderPro has been installed previously then proceed here 9 HOW DO I SET UP MY PREFERENCES 11 Connections Pane 13 Defaults Pane 15 File locations Pane 16 Start Up Pane 17 Display Panes 19 GUI TAB 19 Locale TAB 20 Console TAB 20 Messages Panes 21 Type text Page iv DecoderPro3 User s Guide Roster Panes 21 Programmer TAB 21 Roster TAB 21 Throttle Pane 22 WiThrottle Pane 22 JSON Server Pane 23 Web Server Pane 23 You must restart DecoderPro for preferences to take effect 24 HOW DO I SET UP TO PROGRAM A DECODER 25 Adding New Locomotive 27 THE BASIC PROGRAMMER 30 The Roster Entry Pane 30 Programming Modes 33 Address Mode 34 Register Mode 34 Paged Mode 34 Direct Mode 34 Basic Pane 36 DECODERPRO3 COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMMER 40 Roster Entry Pane 40 Expanded Basic Pane 41 The Read and Write Buttons 43 Motor Control Pane 44 The Motor Pane 45 Speed Control Pane 46 Use these suggestions for using the basic motor controls and programming them on the main 47 The Speed Table Pane 48 Straight Line Speed Curve 49 Substitute for Quick Speed Matching 51 Switcher Spee
47. 3 1 723744 Copyright 1997 2013 JMRI Community Java version 1 7 0 25 en_US Main Window Tool Bar 4 Ehe et b s rtingss dents LHC ONeT Vier ead 7 S NE I rte EN ae use tt md ai e eS T ams ru M i is CEU ye Qu identi Help New Throttle eJ or Programming Mode Direct Byte kd its j a ies Iran Decoder Model Road Mame Road Murmber Manufacturer u a i X o a O e _ Opens the create new loco window Attempts to Identify the locomotive if it is in the roster Dispays the Help file for the DecoderPro window Opens new Throttle or other buttons added by preferences Controls Track power if your command station supports this feature Programming Mode Paged Mode Drop down list allows you to select Progamming Mode Type text Page 146 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Roster Table The Roster Table in the main body of DecoderPro3 displays all of the locomotives in your roster or selected roster groups SORT by any column by clicking on the column header Roster above is sorted by DCC addresses mls E o Tender Matal edi Dad Name Fuad Number Wanufaelwrer Mode anar Dale Modif J Prat cal E f IFTE ZO E EE pate ee nT LE Tp EE EE Haw IY NY rac TL FT30 Denke anara ao
48. 77 79 80 82 85 88 91 92 93 94 107 113 117 134 146 147 G Roster 10 21 25 26 29 30 31 34 35 36 38 39 40 41 47 GUI TAB 19 66 75 76 77 78 79 82 83 85 87 88 91 93 94 107 117 147 149 Roster Entry 29 30 36 38 40 47 76 77 78 88 149 Roster Panes 21 Roster TAB 21 Type text Page 153 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Roster Table 25 83 147 Throttle Pane 22 S U Scripts TAB 18 User File Locations 16 Service Mode 27 84 Settings 14 15 25 37 81 W start screen 5 Start Up Pane 17 Web Server Pane 23 System manufacturer 14 WiThottle 22 WiThrottle Pane 22 T Throttle 22 26 39 91 95 96 107 110 112 124 128 146 Type text Page 154
49. 85 Edit Only 85 Create Roster Group 85 Roster Group Table Association 87 Restoring Roster to include all Engines 88 Disassociation of Roster Entry to Group 88 Actions 88 Program 88 Labels and Media 88 Function Labels Pane 89 Roster Media Pane 91 New Throttle 95 Load Default Throttle Layout 95 JMRI Throttle Window 96 Throttle Window Menu Bar 97 File 97 New Throttle 97 Open Throttle 97 Save Current Throttle 97 Save Current Throttle As 97 Open Throttles Layout 98 Save Throttles Layout 98 Load Default Throttles Layout 98 Save As Default Throttles Layout 98 Start WiThrottle 98 Edit 99 Type text Page vii DecoderPro3 User s Guide Frame Properties 99 Export Current Throttle Customization to roster 100 Throttle Preferences 101 View 101 Reset Function Buttons 102 Get all current throttle components in bounds 102 Switch Throttle frame view mode 102 Show Hide Throttles list window 103 Power track power control if supported by your system 104 Window 104 Help 104 Throttle Toolbar 104 Throttle Toolbar 106 Throttle Address Panel 107 Throttle Control Panel 107 Speed Control Panel 107 Slider from 096 to 10096 109 Speed steps 109 Slider 10096 to 10096 through 096 109 Throttle Function Panel 110 The descriptions shown above are only a small part of what the Throttle Window can do The author s of the Throttle Window have created an extensive set of Help files to help you customize Throttle Windows to y
50. AMTRAK Fri nna B Cd B DN163K0IB Santa Fe BNSF re DN1B83KDB Santafe X Banta Fe Southern Pacific du M O O IDs ied 2 120 gp Programming Type text Page 83 DecoderPro3 9 User s Guide Hide Roster Groups Pane DOC Address Decoder Model tie ib n UDEAV EE cwm Pez Rdm4 R function decoder 36 53 E wx 1 DN183AQ ae AA 4024 a Athearn Big Boy ar Chate cts z 4928 IChallenger 3885 kan DEES Athearn Big Boy or Chalk zie ER uen A m cum g ED DN183K D oum f m paj A O3 303 A oBA3 03 an soi 93 B3 8 n GARE B3 8 92 82 ome e m n e m de aam mom Programming Programming Track Selects the Service Mode Programming Track m EA Track J Programming On Main i Edit Only Program moe mer LocoMet Ix Online Programmer Stet gres E anri m I Im LA TR noa s Type text Page 84 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Programming on Main Selects the Operations Mode Program on Main 2 Programming Track 2 Edit Only Program i P Ell Programming On Main mer LocaMet Ix Online Programmer Stat Edit Only Selects Edit Mode that allows you to edit locomotive roster without changing the program aD Do Prima gt da P713 enl 71h Posh P nh Ha Programming Track Programming On Main Edit Only Program
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52. C Monitor Opens the Communications Monitor Window and automatically displays the information that is being sent and received on the communications link between your computer and your DCC system Send Command Opens the Send TMCC command prompt to send a command to the DCC system by typing in the Command text box and clicking the Send button to send the oommand l Send TMCC command i Command X Wangrow Command Monitor Opens the Communications Monitor Window and automatically displays the information that is being sent and received on the communications link between your computer and your DCC system Send Command Opens the NCE Command Generator Whose binary commands are designed to work in a computer friendly mode Command format cmd number data data Commands range from 0x80 to OxBF Type text Page 141 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Command type the command in the text box Z send NCE command E Fic le SEN EDITED Bkk Send button sends the command to the DCC Window Help command station in the proper format Command Binary check box is checked for binary ics OOOO O I commands pend Text box at bottom of dialog can be used to Binary override the number of bytes sent XpressNet XpressNet Menu XpressNet Monitor Opens the Communications Monitor Window and automatically displays the information that is being sent and received on the communications link between your compute
53. CC instruction sent to a locomotive with address XX will cause all the locomotives with address XX to respond It works well for locomotives that are always run together and is portable from one layout to the other The disadvantage is that it s a pain to keep re addressing your locomotives if you don t always run them together So the NMRA came up with two additional means of consisting One is set up in and remembered by the command station and the other is set in the decoders The NMRA calls the command station based system Basic Consisting The command station keeps a list of all the locos in the consist When an action is needed the command station sends an individual packet to every locomotive in the consist which causes them to then act together Since this method is command station based the consist is not portable to another system Also since it does not need to be programmed into the decoders DecoderPro doesn t need to deal with it The NMRA calls the decoder based system Advanced Consisting To implement this system the decoder has to have a special memory space CV19 which is used to store a consist address This type of consisting is portable between layouts since the information that the loco is part of a consist and the address information for that consist is carried in the decoder The disadvantage is that once the locomotive is assigned to a consist it will only respond to the consist address If you forget to break the
54. GmbH om J Fleischmann e 7 GFB Designs o 77 Haber and Koenig Electronics GmbH e L7 Harman DI Y e 7 Harman DEC e cJ Hornby Kato e L7 Kuehn L7 Lenz Read type from decoder e All Matched Only nen Comnprelhiensme Prom ammer The screen below several possible decoders will probably be highlighted This happens because the decoders are electrically the same but are packaged differently to fit the locomotives that they are used in If you know which decoder is in use then select that one If not in most cases any of the highlighted decoders will work and you should select the one with the least letters at the end since letters are often used to denote locomotive specific variations Note all of the Tsunami decoders are using the same hardware in different configurations Type text Page 27 DecoderPro3 User s Guide p Create Mew loco E File Roster Programming Mode Direct Byte ww Ticka aed T8U 750 SP Cab Forward Steam T8U 1n000 Light Steam T8U 1000 Medium Stearn T8LU 1000 Heaw Steam T8U 1000 Lt Logging Steam T8U 1000 DRGW C Class Steam TSU 1000 DRGW K Class Steam T8U 1000 SP Cab Forward Steam Decoder installed 5 TSU 1000 Southern Steam Read type from decoder TSU 4664N Challenger Tsunami Steam Bachmann CEM Tsunami Steam Genesis QOEM 4 Bigboy 4 8 8 4 MT 4 4 8 2 1 N Challenger Tsunami Steam Intermountain OEM 5 HO SP AC
55. I9 lzs 60 nu 73 ll8 6 au lz 7 al l27 az l46 Type text Page 71 DecoderPro3 User s Guide The three images below are samples of the All printout from the SDAO 2 that has been used as an example in many places in this manual Click on the page to see a larger image in a new window CP Ea SOS nct d ED FHH Ie et Fllarama CP5u amp d En4l 3 koot Eal Tiii ic CP Bail Road riar TAH Hanzfk ctzrmr Esto Hadal i AD4d 4 Enoct DCD Adkiress Tad Sat MT Beek pee Tacmas Tu mi Modal EHIH qz Daccder Family Pimlico FX with RENT Fjala Far liig Paice cai rey Mocks digit aL Primary kiirabi 1 bang AXxdrams J8e 1 Bees direction of motion forward Zresd s um3 28 Lil Aralcg comversion soe Ut User Prieare ID di J Usar Private ID F q Hanu facturar ID a Varsion ID J BPR Fiaid Kick Aare Arcmlerabi on Hare De slmraticn Bete A raric comperawtion Fur mpi stabilisariann Dwaamir compansakion for speed arahilizatlun Solo epez tion drop compenksatilan for mpesd stabilization Field atr lang Uss Speed Table Dae Yeterct Valid Vaig Shack Walta p Mid Foltz b Maa Volta p Fnreard Trim b Heveras Trim b Aper3 Table D 3 18 27 34 45 54 43 12 31 31 169 105 11H 1237 LM 145 154 163 171 142 LE 20 20 2110 ree ee a Type text Page 72 DecoderPro3 User s Guide fle CO FEF A HA F a n EF EF EF PFT EE 3 3 T TR EE G3 Vg
56. New Throttle Monitor LocoNel OR 4 E DCC Antaress lean Hecoder Model Road Mane Road Number Manufacturer Madel Charnes Date Mpilised Protacal IE R amp 6i 18R BOVE D51 83kTA Soutien Pacific S046 kelu E d Tripp Sep 29 230114 20 26AM DEC Long IEG4440 5718 SFin 27241 ENSF Brio Fax valley IES44AC Tripp Sep 27 2001 47 56 M DEC Long SAMA 5738 Pig D21251N IBNEF 5738 IF om Valley IE 344AC Tripp Sep 27 2011 1 46 45 4M DOC Lung IF4 PH 342 343 Di ERD ANTRA 342 Kait IF 4 PH Tripp i018 3017 12 5941 AM DEC Lang IFTA 300 A IDNTS3EUB Santa Fe 100 iP ain IF T i Tripp lug TE 2019 11 1838 PM DOC Long IFTA 300 B Ded kos Senta Fe 100 PET IF 7 Tripp Aug 1E 2013 11 21 35 PM Dit Long IFTB 30M C 4418 3E 1E Santa Fe 300 Hi gin IF Ti Tripp Sep 28 2011 444 31 4M DOC Long IFTB 30M D a om Ded 64k 08 Santa Fe 400 kan F 7t Tripp Aug 18 201311204 PM DEC Long iFTS 3MLE er am CENE Senta Fe 00 lain IF 7t Tripp Aug 18 2013 11 32221 PM DGC Lang iF 7B 300 F r LUN TURO Dni O E anaFe 3008 ato SS Ud i LEE S03 Tipp jAug4 2012 23913 AM DEG Long IrPae 1ud Ur IN FPAS Banta Fe 150 jAiheem Fras Tipp Aug 18 2013112 43 FM DOG Shon IFP45 105 T k CHE Santa Fe 105 Ahieasm IFF45 Tripp jA amp ugiE 2013 11 31 18 PM DEC Shit Mikado 0 Basm C5 _ KATC bain Mikado Tripp Aug 18 2013 1117 26 PM DGC Shet P 32BVVH 506 J om MI2AD AMTRAK 506 Atlas F335WH Tipp jAug 18 2013 11 32 55 PM
57. Pro to program it consider the SPROG II USB It has all the electronics in one package with enough output to run a locomotive It comes complete with the USB cable power supply instructions and JMRI on disk All you need in addition is the test track You will also need of course some locomotives with the decoders installed which you can program Type text Page 4 DecoderPro3 User s Guide How do I start the DecoderPro3 program If you are a first time user with no entries in the roster or preferences perform these step using the wizard For First Time User or totally new Install Once you have downloaded the JMRI software and installed it simply open the program in the usual manner for your operating system An icon for DecoderPro3 should be installed on your Desktop oaJ p EET DecoderPros DecoderPro3 may be opened by double click on the Desktop icon and the DecoderPro3 initial screen as shown below will be displayed on completion of startup for a brand new install with no settings stored in your computer First time install start screen S Decader Pro Wizard z Ed Welcome to JMRI StartUp Wizard Welcome to JMRIS Decoder Pro3 This little wizard will help to guide you through setting up Decoder Pro3 for the first time lt Back Next gt Cancel Press Next button starts the wizard Type text Page 5 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Lat Decoder Pro Wizard Selle Set the Default Lan
58. Read full sheet Write full sheet Read I changes an Mi all sheets Write changes en 1al sheels Readall sheets Write all sheets Direct byte mode programming Set idhe These items will by definition vary greatly between manufacturers Once again your best resource is the documentation for the specific decoder you are programming and this pane in the programmer for that decoder Printing Decoder Data Print Data DecoderPro provides the capability to print out a full list of the decoder CV data or selected data To print select the File menu of any Comprehensive Programmer Pane then select the Print or Print Preview options e Printall Preview all Displays Select Items to Print dialog box Type text Page 69 DecoderPro3 User s Guide E Select Items to Print PRSE Select the items that you wish to appear in the print out Function List Basic Motor Basic Speed Control Speed Table Function Map Lights Analog Controls Consist Advanced Sound Sound Levels CVs Digitrax Select All cancel Okay Select each or all of the decoder items that you want to print Click the OKay button to print then the Print dialog for your computer system is displayed e Print CVs Preview CVs Displays Select Items to Print Dialog box or Preview screen These printouts show the variables by name in each category that is selec
59. Read full sheet Write full sheet Be Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Read all sheets Write all sheets _ Direct byte mode programming The top row operates ONLY on the currently visible pane These buttons are 1 Read changes on sheet an Oops button that lets you recover data from the decoder if you ve changed it accidentally on the computer and don t remember what the values were but only if you haven t written it yet 2 Write changes on sheet faster than writing all the data on the sheet and ideal for tweaking changes in Ops mode programming on the main track 3 Read full sheet read all data in this pane from the decoder Note this may take a great deal of time depending upon the speed of your computer and the controller station in use 4 Write full sheet writes all data in this pane to the decoder The second row of buttons performs essentially the same functions but on the entire range of CVs for the decoder This allows you to read all CVs for example or to make a series of changes across several panes and when done then write them all to the decoder Again you have the option of reading writing only the changed data or all data Type text Page 43 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Below the two rows of buttons is a text line that shows what the current programming mode setting and a Set button that allows you to change it without exiting the programmer Go to Programming Modes for
60. Speed Control Speed Table i Function Map Master Volume Control Air Tank Poppet Valve Volume Engine Exhaust Volume Brake Squeal Volume a Use slider to me ee set volume level Dynamic Brake Volume Brake Release Volume Radiator Fans Volume Coupler Volume 2 j Alternately vou may type a value between 0 and 255 to set volumes Read changes on sheet Write changes on sheet Read full sheet Write full sheet Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Read all sheets Write all sheets Programming Mode Direct Byte ww idle Type text Page 65 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Global CV Listing Pane For the hard core programmer this pane is a listing of the raw CV data by CV number with data in decimal format You may change data by typing new numbers into the Values window State shows the validity of the data whether it was taken From file the decoder information saved in the Roster Edited Read directly from the decoder Stored to the decoder or if the status is Unknown Note the scroll bar on the right side of the listings You may scroll up or down to access all of the CV listings Decoder Locking You tried to read a CV value and get Error 308 No Acknowledgement from Decoder well the decoder may be locked CV 15 and 16 deal with locking if your manufacturer implements this feature and manufacturers have slight differences as to how they implement it If t
61. Tm Delete Mode wmm Done z Type text Page 121 DecoderPro3 User s Guide EasyDCC Command Monitor Opens the Communications Monitor Window and automatically displays the information that is being sent and received on the communications link between your computer and your DCC system e Send Command Opens the Send EasyDcc command prompt which is used to send commands using DecoderPro Send EasyDcc command Seles Command Grapevine Communications Monitor Opens the Communications Monitor Window and automatically displays the information that is being sent and received on the communications link between your computer and your DCC system Send Command Opens Send Grapevine serial command prompt Type Command and click the Send button to send the command via serial Bus Type node Address and click on Query Node button to query the Grapevine serial bus node Send Grapevine serial command PEIUS Window Help Command Set Parity a Address 0 Query Node Configure Nodes Opens Configure Nodes window which provides the tools for setting the Grapevine Serial Bus nodes Type text Page 122 DecoderPro3 User s Guide pa Configure Modes Window Help Node Address 4l Mode Type 2002 node version 6 or later M T Notes To Add a new node enter information and select Add Node To Edit a node enter node address then select Edit Node To Delete a node enter node addr
62. X Rate slightly the locomotives flash at slightly different rates This keeps MU units from looking too coordinated Ditch light hold over time CV establishes how long the ditch light effect alternating flashing stays activated after you hit the F2 function key Since the F2 key is non latching think of it as a momentary contact switch that normally turns off when it is released By raising the value of this CV you can make them stay on for up to 30 seconds from a single momentary activation pa Program Kato C44 9W 4976 in Service Mode Programming Track PIE File Reset Window Help Lights Lights Analog Controls Analog Comets Cost A Consist Advanced Advanced Sound i Sound Levels f Digitrax Motor Basic Speed Control Speed Table i Function Map Roster Entry Basic 1 Lamp keep alive voltage i FXrateadjust Ditch light hold over time D Many options may be offered depending upon the decoder Forward light FOF effect generated Forward light FOF behavior Norrmal function of lead Reverse light FOR effect generated ea ME These are the choices for at each lighting effect Function 1 effect generated Function 1 behavior Function 2 effect generated t A na panne Pda land these are al the choices for timing and setup for each of the i WIL o tm ees Function 3 behavior ForwarddirectionONwihfuntionON phaseA v Batter have your manual available Function 4 effect generated Functi
63. X3 silent readback ID 44Ton 1000 Filename 44Ton 1000 xu Road name Industrial noad numbage 1000 Print Preview Roster Entry Same as print except it uses the system printers Preview window Summary Quit Shuts down DecoderPro3 Edit Cut Copy Paste Duplicate Loco Select the roster entry that you would like to duplicate Enter a new name for the duplicate entry Type text Page 79 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Enter id for new roster entry sample ok Cancel nna n E 5 CES Fl M P fy AE SeT o TA A esl EISESC Santa 1 TN mre cmm HAAN SantaFe Goo o Kato Pozen OF oa 1240 mura ee oj Delete Loco Select the loco that you wish to delete in the roster list select menu item Delete entry sample Delete entry sample and file C Digitrax roster sample xml Yes No Preferences Preferences window is displayed Type text Page 80 DecoderPro3 User s Guide m Preferences Connections Defaults File Locations Start Up Display Messages Roster Throttle WiThrottle Web Server LocoNet dia System manufacturer System connection Settings Serial port Command station type Connection Prefix Connection Name _ Disable Connection Settings Hide Show Summary Pane Digtrax ILocoNet PR3 T Communications Port COM4 LocoNet E Additional Connection S
64. ailyard www djcooley com info gifs loco gifloco Type text Page 94 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Karl s RR Pages www kls2 com karl rr consists ED Bindler Train GIF s www bluarcher com New Throttle Load Default Throttle Layout Opens the default throttle that is set in preferences Type text Page 95 DecoderPro3 User s Guide JMRI Throttle Window The JMRI Throttle may be used on your computer screen to replace the vendor throttle that is furnished with your DCC system One or several throttles may be in use at one time The Throttle opens as a floating window that may be positioned anywhere on your desktop Note the Title Bar contains the locomotive address information Gal FP45 100 File Edit View Power Window Help cal Function Panel BELL ATRHORN SHORT ATRHORM DYNAMIC BRAKE RADIATUR FANS ATR COMPRESSOR BRAKE SQUEAL RELEASE COUPLER CLANEK 11 3 uu BI Address Panel ZTE Color shading added to show functional areas throttle panels The Throttle Window contains Menu Bar Toolbar and three panels which may be enabled or disabled via check box in the View menu Each panel has a title bar with windows controls to minimize maximize and exit Warning Be careful with the left hand minimize buttons In Windows if the little guy is clicked it will minimize the panel which means it is no longer visible but the restore button is lost behind the rest of the panels The way to easily get it back is to
65. ask a couple of times Be patient especially with older computers At the very bottom of the pane where it says idle you will see a running account of exactly what DecoderPro is doing for example the specific CV being read Again the Read full sheet button and Read all sheets buttons functions are dependent on your command station If your system does not have the capability to read CVs then these buttons will not be available If you wish to change the address of the locomotive type in the new address To turn on or off 4 digit addressing select the desired radio button Be sure that the address type agrees with the number of characters in the address When you are finished click on Write full sheet button to write the new values in the decoder Writing usually takes much less time than reading because the value can be sent directly As the write operation proceeds the data will change from yellow to white If there is difficulty writing to the decoder the data will change to red The software will automatically keep trying until the write operation is successful In some instances the system will time out after a certain number of tries without an acknowledgement from the Type text Page 37 DecoderPro3 User s Guide decoder This does not necessarily mean that the values have not been written just that the program has not received an acknowledgement This can be due to the locomotive moving and getting on dirty tra
66. blem with the cable s making the connection or a problem with how the preferences are set Picking the wrong serial port is particularly common Once JMRI is working properly this error may occasionally happen due to a transient error DecoderPro generally will retry it successfully in that case 307 Unknown error An error has happened but JMRI doesn t know enough about it to be able to report more detail In general JMRI is pretty good at deciphering what went wrong and this message isn t very common If you do see this message please report the circumstances on the jmriusers mailing list 308 No acknowledge from locomotive At the end of a CV read or write operation the locomotive replies acknowledges to the command station using a pulse of current If that pulse isn t seen some command stations provide this error message It could be due to poor electrical connections to the programming track or within the locomotive It could also be that the decoder doesn t support readback Some decoders particularly certain sound decoders draw so much current that the reply pulse isn t detected by the command station In that case one of the various programming boosters may solve the problem 309 Short Circuit on Programming Track The command station has reported seeing a short circuit on the programming track That prevents programming operations Check the electrical connections to the programming track and also wi
67. c _ _ Reset opens the F ID BW l Reset dialog with Road Name the reset optione Road Number Te Manufacturer Owner Model DCC Address Throttle Speed Limit 35 Comment The QSI Revolution offers wrongs ot Filename Date Modified Save to Roster Resetto defaults Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Read all sheets Write all sheets Programming Mode Direct Byte You will note that the decoder address is shown but grayed out or blank if this is a new locomotive in the roster This field is automatically filled in by the program and is determined from the address entered using the Basic tab which we will get to shortly This address is used with the Ident function on the start page if you wish to recall a locomotive that is already in your roster The Programming mode can be changed by clicking on the drop down box Type text Page 32 DecoderPro3 User s Guide a E T LU A une Reset to defaults Save to Roster Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Read all sheets Write all sheets Programming Mode Direct Byte Address Mode There are options for several programming modes JMRI now selects the best mode for you It determines this from the command station type you are using and the decoder model you are attempting to program Usually this will be OK If you find that you are having a problem with programming you may try a differen
68. ck so that it can t pulse back or possibly because the command station or decoder cannot read back Try moving the loco and try again If itis a command station or decoder read back issue try the loco on the mainline and see if the programming was successful To finish this basic programming of a decoder click once more on the Roster Entry tab You will see that the address field has now been filled in so you can now click on the Save to roster button Your new decoder settings have now been written not only to the decoder but also saved to a computer file where they may be recalled in the future have programmed the address for this locomotive and clicked on the Write full sheet button to send the address to the command station to program the decoder Note that the status line keeps you updated as to what is writing and should finish with OK which is good or an error message which usually means the write was not completed All the entries are now in white color as they match the decoder program lt few laca in Service Made Programming J rach File Reset Window Help Roster Entry Basic One byte short address CJ Two byte extended address Active DCC Address 100 Analog DC Operation Alternate Power Source Enabled Read changes on sheet Write changes on sheet Read full sheet Write full sheet Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Read all sheets Write all sheets Programming Mode Direct Byte
69. cked Save and Load Button is displayed as a Save button when program has detected that a change has been made to a consist When you select a consist to load from the consist menu it becomes the Load button Clear button removes all the locomotives from a consist DCC Packet Analyzer The DCC packet analyzer entry is software to log data from a hardware device sold by NCE which allows the user to observe the packets on the NCE Command Bus or alternatively directly from the track The latter feature allows the device to look at track packets sent from any Command Station that conforms to the NMRA standard such as Digitrax or Lenz The input signal is interpreted and sent to JMRI through a serial interface With it the user can see speed and function instructions being sent from the Command Station to the decoder Type text Page 134 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Monitor Clock Opens the NCE Clock Monitor window When the clock is running as clock master mode the internal clock rate is adjusted to match time with the NCE command station clock The goal is the minute should roll over at the same time for the internal clock and ProCab displays a NCE clock monitor Window Help Internal Clock Status RUNNING D4 27743 Ratio 10007 NCE Clock Status Set Clock Values i P el Time ool 00 set Hours Minutes Set Clock Ratio r Ratio 1 1 Set Ratio Set Clock 12 24 Mode 24 Hour
70. coder will be the method used for speed control To select the use of speed tables the Use Table radio button is selected at the top of the pane and in the case of Soundtraxx and QSI decoders the drop down selection box must be used See the discussion at the end of this section for an example The default speed table for most decoders is a straight line from zero on the left to maximum on the right The below the table duplicates that in the table Type text Page 48 DecoderPro3 User s Guide I Athearn FP 45 100 Seles File Reset Window Help Analog Controls Consist Advanced f Sound Sound Levels CVs Tsunami Lighting Equalizer Reverb ASC Roster Entry Function Labels Roster Media Basic Motor Basic Speed Control Speed Table i Function Map Select this button to use a Speed Table for Speed Control amp Use Speed Table To turn off use Basic Speed Control pane Speed Table Selection Disabled Speed Curves not used Speed Table a 18 28 4 5850 66 75 85 O84 103 113 122 132 141 151 1560 170 178 188 198 207 217 226 236 245 255 a m am mn a mud a iad al mm al ad ergy a a PP Eal kal Bad mam Force Straight Match ends Constant ratio curve Logcurve Shift left Shift right Forward Trim 0 255 128 Reverse Trim 0 255 128 Read changes on sheet Write changes on sheet Read full sheet Write full sheet Head changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Read all sheets Wri
71. d First click Select and pick the spj file you want to download Next click Read to read the file this is a separate step so you can just click Read multiple times if you re editing and saving new versions of the file If everything is OK the file will be read into the program and verified a version string from the file will be displayed and the Download button will be enabled Click Download to start the download process It will take a little while The progress is described in the status line Starting download erase flash The first step is to erase the decoders memory so it can take new data This will take up to about 30 seconds depending on the specific decoder Sending initialization message Set up the decoder to accept data after being erased This should only take a fraction of a second Send SDF data Load the Sound Definition data into the decoder which should only take a few seconds Send WAV data The sound data is being downloaded As each block is sent you ll get an update Send WAV data block 1 then 2 then 3 etc Done The download completed OK If something goes wrong the final status will be Download aborted The most common reason is that the PR2 couldn t handle the data that was being send which is listed as PR2 not ready If this happens repeatedly make sure that the serial port and cable that the PR2 is using as the control lea Edit SPJ Sound File Opens Sound File editing to
72. d Curve 51 Type text Page v DecoderPro3 User s Guide Constant Ratio Curve 52 Logarithmic Speed Curve 52 Curve Shifted Left 53 Curve Shifted Right 53 Function Mapping Pane 54 Lighting and FX Functions Pane 55 Analog Controls Pane 58 Consisting Functions Pane 59 Advanced Features Pane 61 Sound FX Pane 62 Sound Levels Pane 65 Global CV Listing Pane 66 Decoder Locking 66 Manufacturer Specific Data Pane 67 Printing Decoder Data 69 DECODERPRO3 MAIN WINDOW 75 Main Window Overview 75 Menu bar 75 File 75 New Roster Window 75 Import Roster 75 Import Roster Entry 76 Import Decoder File 76 Import Decoder URL 76 Export Roster Entry 77 Export Complete Roster 77 Close Window 77 Print Roster 78 Entry 78 Summary 78 Print Preview Roster 79 Entry 79 Summary 79 Quit Shuts down DecoderPro3 79 Type text Page vi DecoderPro3 User s Guide Edit 79 Cut 79 Copy 79 Paste 79 Duplicate Loco 79 Delete Loco 80 Preferences 80 Settings 81 Hide Show Summary Pane Toggles the decoder information on off Part 4 of the main window 81 Show decoder summary pane 81 Hide decoder summary pane 82 Reset Window Sizes not available yet 82 Reset Column Widths Resets all of the columns to default settings if you have resized any of them 82 Hide Show Roster Images 82 Show Roster 82 Hide Show Roster 83 Hide Roster Groups Pane 84 Programming 84 Programming Track 84 Programming on Main
73. d Name Santa Fe Road Number 100 Manufacturer Athearn Owner Tripp Model FP45 DCC Address 100 Decoder Family Tsunami Diesel Genesis OEM Decoder Model FP45 Filename FF45 100 xml Service Mode Programmer LocoMet Iz Online Operations Made Programmer LocoMet Iz Online Programme Type text Page 82 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Hide Roster image A a py a co 34 MOD ATRAN ee Fe F B 300 C SUC ID AC 12 4292 Road Name Southern Pacific Road Number 42987 Manufacturer Intermountain Owner Tripp Model AC 12 4 8 8 4 Cab Forward DCC Address 4247 4 Decoder Family SF Sound Decoders Decoder Model SDMH144P amp 8 Filename AC 12 42792 xml Service Made Programmer LacoMet ls Online Operations Mode Programmer Locohet s Online Programmer Statuz idle I Hide Show Roster Groups Show Roster Groups Pane Selected group Roster Entries will be displayed Select All Entries to show complete Roster Note the arrows on the border of the Roster Table Right arrow shows Roster Groups pane and Left arrow hides the Roster Groups pane pee de Mout TT Mo Lu TIN ETT Nu aem Nu i es New Loco GQ identi Roster Groups DCC Address 4 E a eee FP45 EU ge ta ee FP45 Santa Fe Sd 40 2 5026 5026 Z2 DN 63K1B Bata Fe i gt Aiia Decoder Model Road Mame All Entries FFA 300 ee ON 63KO0B Santa Fe
74. ddress Link Macro button this macro to another one Previous and Next buttons Allow you to search the macros Type text Page 133 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Save button Saves macros to the NCE command station Edit Consist This tool allows you to review edit and save NCE style consists Also allows you to backup and restore all the NCE command station consists to and from a file Gel Edit NCE Consist PESIIEd Tools Window Help Consist Previous 127 Empty consist p unknown Get Verify loco Consist IE v Consist roster Locomotive Roster Address Lead Rear Mid 1 Mid 2 Mid 3 Mid 4 Throttle Backup button allows you to backup all of your consists to a file from the NCE command Station Restore button allows you restore consists from a file to the NCE command Station Get button is used to retrieve the consist from the command station s memory You may add a locomotive by entering the address and clicking the button to set forward or reverse running The Type button toggles between Long and Short address remember that NCE allows both long and short addresses in the range below 128 Click the Add button and that locomotive will be added to the consist Alternately you may add a locomotive from your roster with the drop down list then click the Add button Consist roster enables saving and maintaining consist roster when che
75. drop icon of your choice into the box To remove icon right click and click on Remove OK button sets all the values edited Cancel button exits dialog without change You can use the Save button on the Address Panel to save the edited functions to your locomotives Roster entry Type text Page 111 DecoderPro3 User s Guide The descriptions shown above are only a small part of what the Throttle Window can do The author s of the Throttle Window have created an extensive set of Help files to help you customize Throttle Windows to your way of operating To access Help just open a New Throttle Then click on Help and select Window Help from the dropdown box There s lots of good stuff in there Loads Default Throttle Layout Opens the default throttle that is set in preferences Consisting Tool Three types of consists are used on DCC systems e Abasicor primary address consist where each locomotive is assigned the same address on the programming track or on the main with OpsMode Programming if supported by the command station and decoder e ACommand Station Assisted Consist CSAC which builds the consist using a function of your command station Command Station Assisted Consists go by the trade names listed below Manufacturer Trade Name Usage Notes Digitrax Universal Limited to the number of slots supported by the system Allows any Consist address Lenz Double Header Limited to 2 locomotives Allows any address but 00 to
76. e The file format is identical to NCE so you can restore a file that was generated by the NCE backup command It is recommended that you set the baud rate at 9600 when using this tool I1 Edit NCE Macro Window Help eply 2 3 4 5 b rj 8 g Backup button Previous unknown empty empty empty empty empty empty empty empty empty empty Macro f Get HELILLTULILILIL Next Empty Macro NCE Turnout Ir i Click on the Backup button located on the bottom row This will open the Save dialog This will read the NCE command station memory and store the contents into the file you selected Restore button Click the Restore button located on the bottom row This will display the Open dialog select the file you want to restore to the NCE command stations memory and click on Open button Get button To review a macro enter the number of the macro in the text box under the heading Macro and click the Get button This will retrieve the macro from the command station s memory If the the macro currently exists Reply will be macro found If the macro does not exist the Reply will be macro empty If there is a macro the editor will show a list of accessories that the macro is programmed to activate Add button Links The Add button will add an accessory s address Delete button The Delete button will remove an accessory s a
77. e Configure Command Station window Configure LocoNet ID Type text Page 127 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Read Set Opens the Configure LocoNet ID dialog that allows you to Bead EIN LocoNet ID Value P Configure LocoNet ID k Bx Window Help are LocoWNet ID Configure Duplex Group Provides dialog to configure duplex Radio system Duplex Group Configuration Window Help Group Identity Channel Scan Duplex Group Name Duplex Group Channel Duplex Group Password Duplex Group ID Found 0 URS devices Read Group Information Set Group Information No URS found Nothing to configure Send Throttle Messages Opens Throttle message prompt with limited capabiltiy to send messages to handheld throttle lel Send Throttle Messages SEE Window Help Type text Page 128 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Send LocoNet Packet Opens the Send LocoNet Packet dialog that lets you directly command LocoNet devices p4 Send LocoNet Packet E JE mieg Window Help Send one packet Packet Ce Send sequence of packets packet wait msec 1E 1 ey es LocoNet packets are sent in raw hexadecimal format you may use the Monitor Window in the Show Raw Data option to monitor the packets The top section lets you send a single LocoNet packet Type the hexadecimal numbers and click Send button you should include the byte for the checksum at the end o
78. e are is a sampling of sound functions on some other decoders Athearn N Scale Big Boy and Challenger Bell Ring Rate Whistle Type 5 Bell Type E Hg m AirPumpType Chufftype 0 Air brake squeal enable disable Double chuff enable Enable Chuff Rate Chuff Start Point Type text Page 63 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Digitrax FA0PH Horn Selector Peak Speed for Auto coupler brake on dir change o Notching Mode Sound Time Out Type text Page 64 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Sound Levels Pane Here are the controls for the relative volume levels and timing nuances of the sound decoder Again this is an example of one implementation See your decoder documentation and the specific decoder programmer for details applicable to your equipment Above all don t be afraid to play with these settings and those in the Sound pane until you get sound you like It s much easier to do here than it is to try to program these using a throttle And even easier if you are using the Ops Mode option to program the unit when it s running on the track If you write changes after doing your selection change you ll get instant feedback of how the sound has changed Athearn FP 45 100 KBX File Reset Window Help Analog Controls Consist Advanced i Sound Sound Levels i CVs i Tsunami Lighting Equalizer Reverb i ASC Function Labels Roster Entry Roster Media Basic Motor Zn Basic
79. e front so that you can minimize it to the system tray e Window Help e General Help e License e Locations e Context e System Console e Upload Debugging Info Throttle Toolbar The Throttle toolbar is enabled from the Throttles Preferences Pane Use Throttles preferences window to set the desired preferences Type text Page 104 DecoderPro3 User s Guide i Thirotties preferences Use extended throttle Save throttles when saving throttle windows layout Use roster image as background _ Do not scale image Search roster info when address entered Automatic load of throttle window preferences when linked To roster laure nm otile frame position Hide undefined roster function buttons Enable button icons when available Enable throttle toolbar Clean throttle on window close For new preferences to be fully applied all throttles windows must be closed and reopened NN LL When it is enabled a Throttle Window can host a set of Throttles You can browse through these throttles Add a new Throttle in that Throttle Window Once the number of Throttles in a Throttle Window is greater than one Next and Previous Icons are enabled Type text Page 105 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Throttle Toolbar Open a new Throttle Window Closes the current Throttle Window Return to Previous running Locomotive Goes to previous throttle Goes to next throttle Goes to
80. elee P32EWWHESDE peels cu Oe Context Menu Right click Program Programmer type E Programming Track s Programming on Main L Labels and Media Throttle Opens a JMRI Throttle Duplicate Delete Deletes roster entry Decoder Model Road 171 25MM ENSF IDNTB3K D IBIN153 BE Edit Allows you to edit roster without making changes to program Opens programming page to select either Labels TAB or Roster Media TAB Duplicates the selected roster entry to use for same type of locomotive AMTRAK a eila On Main Ka santa Fea At this time a new user will have no entries in the Roster list of locomotives If you are updating program and have a Roster installed the Roster list will be populated as shown We can now add a locomotive to the list Type text Page 26 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Adding New Locomotive On the Tool Bar is an icon labeled New Loco click on the icon and the Create New Loco window opens Placea locomotive with the decoder installed on the Programming Track Service Mode click on Read type from decoder button mid right side le Create New Loco E a ES Programming Mode Paged Mode bd Decoder installed NMRA 7 AME Model Go Ltd J Arnold Rivarassi 7 Atlas 77 Broadway Limited Imports LLC o 7 Bachmann Trains e CML Systems CJ CT Elektronik amp J CYP Products e L7 bcc Concepts c J Digitrax L7 Electronic Solutions Ulm
81. er s Guide Power Control te Power Control Sel Connection Window Help ayout power Of Speedometer ul Speedometer Window Help Sensor startstimerson entry exit Sensor stops timer Ton entry exii Sensor stopstimer on entry exit OF Distance 1 scale feet Distance 2 scale feet To metric units J Start Timer 1 Speed scale MPH Time seconis Timer 2 Speed scale MPH Time seconds Three sensors are installed on your layout sensor 1 and 2 for slow speeds and sensor 1 and 3 used for higher speeds The time to travel between the sensors is used with the distance to calculate the speed in English or Metric units Enter the sensor number for each of the sensors in the Sensor text box You can set to start or stop on the entry or exit of the block Enter the Distance 1 scale feet in text box which is the distance between sensor 1 and 2 Enter the Distance 2 scale feet in text box which is the distance between sensor 1 and 3 The Start button starts the speedometer To metric units button converts output to metric values The Timer 1 and 2 Speed scale MPH and Time seconds is displayed Type text Page 115 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Single CV Programmer The Simple Programmer is opened from the Main Page of DecoderPro3 Action menu The Simple Programmer allows you to read or write CV values in DCC decoders one at a time un
82. er xml Close Window Greyed out if only one Roster Window has been opened Allows you to close an extra Roster Window that is no longer needed Type text Page 77 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Print Roster Entry Opens the Select Items to Print dialog Select Items to Print PRISES Select the items that you wish to appear in the print out Function List _ Basic _ Select All cancel Okay x Printed page for selected Roster Entry 44Ton 1000 vete August 3 2012 2 15 AM Decoder Un Pro ID 44Ton 1000 Filename 44Ton 1000 21 Road name Industrial Road number 1000 Manufacturer Bachmann Owner Tripp Model 44 Ton Switcher DCC Address 1000 Decoder Model 2 function decoder 36 552 Decoder Family E Z Command decoders BASIC Field Setting Primary Address CV1 Addressing Mode CV25 cv17 Long Address Consist Address Summary This printout may be many pages You can print to pdf file using printer dialog Type text Page 78 DecoderPro3 User s Guide DecoderPro Roster All Entries 1 September 29 2011 1 28 AM Decoder IL Zephvr 3900 Filename Zepher S900 xml Road name Burlington Road number 9900 Manufacturer ConCors Owner Tripp Model Zepher DCC Address 9900 Comment Articulated unit with plug in decoder Decoder Model DN143IEP Decoder Family Series 3 with F
83. erPro will be listed DecoderPro3 provides access to the JMRI tools required to program DCC decoders If you are an advanced user using PanelPro to run your layout then you may start PanelPro and then from the File menu start DecoderPro3 If you already have roster entries and you want to start programming in Comprehensive Programmer double click on the roster entry DecoderPro3 by its self may program DCC decoders and also use the other JMRI tools to manually operte your trains from the computer interface These include throttle control and power control of your layout if your DCC system allows them The DecoderPro3 window is divided into five main section from top to bottom i DecaderPra 3 All Entries ug 2013 4 36 F aM 19 eer Bee Lani i Heti 1 The Menu Bar 2 The Tool Bar 3 The Roster Table a list of all the decoders in your roster that are part of the active roster group To set up a roster group in addition to the default group of All Entries see Settings for Roster groups 4 The Decoder Information Area Show information about any selected locomotive in the roster list 5 A status bar that reports information about DecoderPro3 operation including errors Type text Page 25 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Anywhere in the roster table you may right click and a context menu will be displayed ID DCO Address ES44AC 57 38 HEI FAUPH 342 IFP45 1 1D Duplicate FP45 105 re Be Mkado 0 m j B
84. ess then select Delete Node Add Node Edit Node Delete Node Done Init Node Node Table Opens Grapevine Nodes window which displays a table of the nodes e Grapevine Nodes Window Help Address rapevine failed Change Node Board Address LocoNet Monitor LocoNet Opens the Monitor LocoNet Window Gerneric Communications Monitor Window and automatically displays the information that is being sent and received on the communications link between your computer and your DCC system Monitor Slots Slots are used to control individual locomotive and consists The display includes the decoder s speed step format current speed and function settings consist information and status You may choose to show all slots or just the ones being actively used el Moamtor Shots i i Show unused slots Show system slots estop all Address Speed Status Use Consi ThrotelD Dir FO Fi F2 F3 Fa FS Fe F7 FB estop 1 28 step Common Free none 4433 F lei EJ Ji zl 4275 festop 128 step lala nona M 33 iD Kestop 1 128 step lale Free none d 33 1 i xcu T glrestap 1 128 step lala nane 4433 200 estop 1 t28 step idia 4a 33 300 estop 1 128 step idie laa 33 3000 esapi 128 step die 44 33 2000 estop 1 128 step iu3gestop 1 128 slap Type text Page 123 DecoderPro3 User
85. ettings Toggles the decoder information on off Part 4 of the main window Show decoder summary pane Road Name Road Number Manufacturer Owner Model DCC Address Decoder Family Decoder Model Filename service Made Programmer LocoNet Is Online es Santi LINT EWKUB DMT b3KUB DMT B3K B FP45 7 00 santa Fe 100 Athearn Tripp FF45 100 Tsunami Diesel Genesis OEM fl FP 4S FF45 1008r Operations Mode Programmer Loconlet Is Online Programmer State Type text Page 81 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Hide decoder summary pane Betn atlas GP38 3520 TE SantaFe a520 Alas OP Seth AtlasMP1SDC S30 jDualMade AMTRAK 530 Atlas MP DN143IP Burlington gau Concors Zeg amnhyr a900 9900 afia O La m Serm Made Programmer Lacohet ls Online Operations Made Programmer LocaMet l Online Programmer Status idle Note the up and down arrows in the area above the summary pane The down arrow will hide the summary pane and the up arrow will show the summary pane when clicked on Reset Window Sizes not available yet Reset Column Widths Resets all of the columns to default settings if you have resized any of them Hide Show Roster Images Toggles the roster image in Part 4 of the main window to show or hide Show Roster image d mil V mimi BF i ARRA RAM M ann p rr eT F B 300 E m I cm a DN1683KUB r D 1 4 AMwl jm eaaa ld FP45 100 Roa
86. ext Page 21 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Throttle Pane Select throttle startup conditions shown are defaults but you may change the settings DER e Use extended throttle l Save throttles when saving throttle windows layout Use roster image as background _ Do not scale image 1 Si Search roster info when address entered Automatic load of throttle window preferences when linked to roster v latiore ES mame npsmion _ Hide undefined roster function buttons Enable button icons when available Enable throttle toolbar Clean throttle on window close For new preferences to be fully applied all throttles windows must be closed and reopened App WiThrottle Pane This pane allows WiThottle users to customize the setup eStop e Use eStop 10 Seconds until eStap Function Buttons F2 always momentary Use fixed port automatic llowed Controls NMRA Format 3 DCE Brand Specific Track Power Turnouts k Routes Consists AA 1 For new preferences 1o be applied allthrottles must be closed and reopened Apply Type text Page 22 DecoderPro3 User s Guide JSON Server Pane The JMRI JSON Servlet provides web access to lists and values for numerous JMRI defined entities in the modern JSON format BIET 2056 Port Number i JSON 1 sH Heartbeat Interval when LA AOA Web Server Pane Use this pa
87. ey is pressed the throttle speed slider on the software throttle changes to center off style for shunting rather than the full range with separate direction key shunt You may drag and drop icons into the off or on space holder herer or in the Throttle Function pane properties You may also edit the function button text in the JMRI Throttle and save those changes to the selected Roster ae Save to Roster entry To use these changed entries in the future make sure you click on the o save these values into the Roster entry that is in use Roster Media Pane The Roster Media Pane is opened from the DecoderPro3 button in main window or from the Action menu then select the Roster Media TAB The Roster Media Pane allows you to add a main image and an icon to the engines roster The main image may be used for Throttle background image if selected in the Throttle preferences The icon image is used in the Throttle list and various roster combo boxes The icon is the image that will appear in the Decoder Information part of the DecoderPro3 initial screen once you have selected a locomotive from the list The icon will also display in the icon column of the Locomotive Roster List Type text Page 91 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Ce Athearn FP 45 100 File Reset Window Help Function Labels Roster Media Use this tab to add various medias to your roster Image ta be used as main image for this locomotive Image to be used as a
88. f the message The bottom section lets you enter from one to four packets that will be repeatedly sent in sequence with the user defined delays in between Press Go button to start transmission sequence and press again to stop the sequence Select PR3 Mode Opens the Select PR3 Mode dialog Select PR3 Mode Window Help Pe eS OO T Set Programmer Mode Set Interface Mode Interface Mode Download Firmware Opens the Firmware Downloader ome Digitrax products can have new firmware downloaded to them The firmware updates are distributed as dml Digitrax Mangled Firmware files They contain both the code itself and various management information to make sure that it can be downloaded into the hardware it expects Type text Page 129 DecoderPro3 User s Guide m Fiona Downioadei Window Help Select Input file File format amp 16 bit 24 bit Bootloader Version Number anufacturer Number 1 Developer Number 1 Product Code 1 a o ardware Version Number 1 12 Don t check hardware version Require hardware version exact match 12 Accept later hardware versions Software Version Number 1 Don t check software version mg Only overwrite earlier software versions Delay msec 200 start of EEPROM addresses hex c nonno Dowload Verify Click Select to pick the firmware file To use this tool Click Select but
89. fr Loco Type and Address Kato SDA40 2 5645 Spaces in the ID field will be changed to underscores _ when the file is written In a club environment often the ID begins with the owner s name or member number This way the Roster which is sorted alphabetically will keep all of an owner s locomotives listed together This is not as necessary with DecoderPro3 as it is in the classic DecoderPro because it is now possible to sort the information on the opening screen using any of the columns by clicking on the column heading DecoderPro3 also allows you to categorize roster entries into Groups so you could have a separate group for each member We ll get to Groups and all the other neat stuff that can be done with DecoderPro3 in a while just thought I d give you peek behind the curtain and give you a chance to mentally thank the JMRI developers for all their work on DecoderPro3 Of course a message to that effect posted to the JMRI Yahoo group would also be warmly received The DCC address will be filled in automatically when we get to programming the address The Decoder Family and Model are entered automatically from the Selection page we just used to get here The Decoder Comment field is a good place to add the date you purchased the locomotive price or any other information you might feel is important to record Save to Roster l l l The button stores the current decoder information to your computer hard drive and folder where yo
90. g the performance of your locomotive fleet Remember if you use Speed Table TAB this TAB is not used Le Athearn FP 45 100 File Reset Window Help rc ee en cu ae On a ee ee ee ee ee To a ee Mac px ELT Analog Controls Consist Advanced Sound Sound Levels CVs Tsunami Lighting Equalizer Reverb ASC Anson onto Roster Entry Function Labels Roster Media Basic k Motor Basic Speed Control Speed Table f Function Map Select this button to use settings shown below 2 Use Start Voltage Vstart To turn off use Speed Table pane Start Voltage 0 255 0 ag Read changes on sheet write changes on sheet Read full sheet Write full sheet Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Head all sheets Write all sheets Programming Mode Direct Byte E OK Let s look first at the top of the pane You now have the option of using Basic Soeed Control this pane or Speed Table to control your locomotive s speed Use the tabs at the top of the screen to select the method you wish to use and then click the button in the top center for the page to select that method of speed control Whichever one you select last with the button will be the method used for speed control Now back to Basic Speed Control Pane We see the Start Voltage 0 255 slider to set the start voltage What appears in the body of this panel is dependent on what is available from your decoder manufacturer Most have somethi
91. guage and Owner Select your language English United States Enter in the default owner for all your loco roster entries If you are part of group or club where different people will be accessing Decoder Pro then you can leave this blank Default Owner Cancel Press the Next button to continue E Decoder Pro Wizard Select your DCC Connection System manufacturer System connection First select the manufacturer of your DCC system Har Followed by the type of DCC Specialties connection being used Settings Finally select the serial port or enter in the IP address of he device Sr ee LO z oa lt Back Next gt Cancel Select your system and other options for your system will be shown Type text Page 6 DecoderPro3 User s Guide i Decoder Pro Wizard Select your DCC Connection System manufacturer Digitrax System connection JMRI Settings First select the manufacturer LocoNet LocoBuffer USB of your DCC system Serial port LocoNet PR2 Followed by the type of Command station type LocoNet PR3 connection being used Connection Prefix ie LocoNet Server Finally select the serial port Connection Name LocoNetOverTcp LbServer or enter in the IP address of LocoNet LocoBuffer il he device Cancel Select your system connection E Decoder Pro Wizard Select your DCC Connection System manufacturer System connection
92. h the mechanism of the locomotive and appropriate sounds can be triggered from the function keys of the throttle Others can be set to be triggered at startup or to run in the background This pane allows for the selection of sound effects from sound decoders and the Sound Levels Pane allows for setting the loudness levels of those sounds when they play back Type text Page 62 DecoderPro3 User s Guide p Athearn FP 45 100 File Reset Window mer Analog Controls Consist dvanced Sound Sound Levels Levels CVs Tsunami Lighting Equalizer i Reverb ASC Roster Entry Function Labels Roster Media Basic Basic Speed Control SpeedTable Function Map Bell Ring Rate RO Mu Dynamic Brake Override Turni na Quiet Mode Timeout Period Engine RPM Interlock Interlockis disabled j E Boa M Engine Notch nate E i Option m drop down g Sounds Available list for a selected sound gt Analog Horn Control 0 255 0 Read changes on sheet Write changes on sheet Read full sheet Write full sheet Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Read all sheets Write all sheets Programming Mode T idle For specific function options see your decoder documentation and the programmer for the specific decoder Sometimes depending on the volunteer that wrote the decoder definition file there are tool tips that appear if you hover over a selection entry box Her
93. hading contains the controls for applying power to the locomotive that is addressed and controlling speed Throttle Control Panel Speed Control Panel Right Click in the Soeed Control Panel space and context menu with Properties is displayed Type text Page 107 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Click on Properties and Edit Speed Control Panel window opens E riii Speed Conipnl Panel i Display speed slider from 0 to 100 2 Display speed steps C Display shunting speed slider from 100 to 0 to 100 Track slider in realtime Switch to continuous speed slider on function Cancel Control Panel Properties may be set by right clicking on the Throttle Control Panel Speed the Edit Speed Control Panel dialog is displayed This allows you to select either of the two slider or step speed control G Display Speed Slider from 0 to 100 displays the Throttle Control shown at the left L Display Speed Steps displays the Throttle Control shown in the middle L Display shunting speed slider from 100 to 0 to 100 displays the Throttle control shown on the right Track sider in real time Switch to contiuous speed slider on function F5 Enter the function from the Function Panel that you want to use OK button Sets the selections Cancel button Cancels any settings Type text Page 108 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Ej m P4 100 50 Stop 100 Forward Forward Forward
94. he decoder is locked then you will not be able to read data from it or write to it To unlock the decoder you must enter a value into CV15 the only CV that can be written when the decoder is locked that is equal to the value that is currently in CV16 Now hear you thinking but can t read CV16 to know what to put into CV15 Well you ll have to try all possible values which isn t that hard since it can only have 8 possible values O thru 7 After each write try to read CV16 It s the fastest read since it can only have 8 possible values If JMRI responds with the no ack error then try the next value If it returns the value in CV16 you ve unlocked the decoder and you re in If you have unsuccessfully tried all the 8 possibilities then check your layout connection and the loco s wheels for poor connections and try again Now you say I ve looked thru the list several times and CV 15 doesn t appear That s on purpose to minimize inadvertent locking by a Write All Sheets You will have to use the Single CV Programmer to write CV15 It can be found in the Tools menu on the Main Page under Programmers If you have more than one decoder in your locomotive you probably have a decoder locking scheme implemented to be able to access each one individually for programming You may Read or Write individual CVs using the buttons in their row On this page a Read sheet or Write sheet operation is the same as a Read all or Write all Again a re
95. ide The Basic Programmer The Roster Entry Pane The Basic Programmer uses only the required screens to set up the decoder for DCC operation and creating a Roster entry and uses only the first two TABs The first action in programming a locomotive with DecoderPro3 is to fill out the roster entry screen A roster is a database of all locomotives that your installation of DecoderPro3 has programmed All of this information will be contained in the list on the DecoderPro3 main page It includes the information seen in the screen below al Program new loco in Service Mode Programming Track File Reset Window Help Roster Entry Basic ID new Ioco Ps Road Name er Road Number Pe ee Manufacturer Chwner Tripp Model wy a Wer DCC Address Throttle Speed Limit 100 Comment 4 i Decoder Family Tsunami Diesel Genesis OPIA Decoder Model FP45 Decoder Comment Filename Added Automatically from ID Date Modified Save to Roster Reset to defaults Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Head all sheets Write all sheets Programming Mode Direct Byte bul Most of these fields are self explanatory However note that the first field ID becomes the file name in the Roster for the locomotive you are programming Set up a schema to identify your locomotive to its decoder Type text Page 30 DecoderPro3 User s Guide program l e M
96. ieam OCC agies l 4782 1000 4375 4276 4282 Dar oder Modal PZK N SRA 2 B H 2 H funpclioti dec caer r36 55 7 br sgg aa Dzt25PH SCM 14ers E function gardes AE 5571 DNTE3AQ E Ehi E3AD z j5 anta Fe amran Big Bm or Challenger undac team Big Bay or Challenger Union Facifi BASF Umar Pacific rion Pacttic i Madal UIRA 1 B H 7 id Ni Tripp Tio Gites Tripp 21 3 4 Bad ah nrward Tripp ACT cipe Trine 12 4 8 8 Cab Forward Tripp cela i i ripi Bist Tripp Trine AL 700 3l pagg 7413 m Te ol t3 an 4074 926 1455 5832 Bt Ef CE az 3H 3 8 4 Pig Boy 3 5 4 Big Boy C4 8 0 rn Folia um allum gm Serie o P dd Bighe iiai Bighoealza icd4 3 8375 Shallan per 39585 DD4Qu E3932 E RS 118r E BA BDTER ETAC ATIE ES44AC 57 3E Ane am Big Boy or Challenger CHI EJFAB Ka nnam Bie Bm or Challenger Se nebon decoder 36 550 E ze EN 1E3KDA i Eet IL Sita Road Narne Ho d Minnis Warmia a Dim r Matet EDC Adress Pecide Famike Deche Woet Fiamamar E Tripp Trip IT ripp Tripp Trip Trin Tripp Tripp 1024 4376 1985 adz Bala TE E rval arid IH a mm ami Bachmann soumern Facifit Ka i 5i iugeam Pacifi EMIF Brae LN Fen y allay Fes Walley ED ES4AAC EMAC y iersiena Mene pinigea hm Le Orna aona bius upami Leoia Ordowe Prupanee beue eia It may take a while for this screen to come up especially on olde
97. igit two byte Extended addressing 3 Analog operation enables the decoder to run under regular DC voltage analog control Enable Analog Operation with caution as some decoders will jump to full speed resulting in a Runaway locomotive if they are enabled for Analog Operation and encounter power spikes on a DCC digital signal They seem to get confused and revert to Analog operation and use the full track voltage DCC power to take off and GO There is no stopping them without removing layout power Very disturbing to your operating mates but better than running into them at full tilt To enable Analog old style DC some vendors refer to this as dual mode Operation select the appropriate entry from the drop down list The yellow highlighting indicates these options are probable settings and have not been confirmed from the decoder Settings that have been changed by the user and have not been written back to the decoder appear in a orange color You will see examples of this throughout the manual To read the actual settings for these options and IF your system and installed decoder will allow read back of decoder values click on the Read full sheet button The individual settings will turn red while they are in the process of being read clever eh and will turn white once the values have been read successfully from the decoder Once again Decoder Pro must play Twenty Questions to get this information and sometimes even has to
98. ilm 3 Other sources CD DVD frames from videos etc saved as an image to your computer b Format 1 The GIF format is preferred 2 PNG with transparent background 3 Donotuse JPG 2 After storing icon image on your computer open the Roster Media Pane the open Windows Explorer or File Manager for your system and drag and drop the image file into the small black box You may also save the image to your Desktop and drag and drop to Roster Media from there DO NOT try to drag and drop from a website To remove either image from the Roster Right click and click remove in the context that displays however it will not remove the image from the Resources folder Web reference You can copy the URL of the website where you located the images for reference Save to Roster After adding images to the image boxes for main image and icon click on this button to store images in your Roster Now the image will appear in your roster list in DecoderPro3 Le DecoderPro 3 All Entries Edit Settings Actlans Locost Window Help dis Met Lacu x Mdaniily itx Halp Hew Throttle 3 Frog anii Moite Paged Mode LOL Aidress Iran Decoder Mutal Roped Hame Road Numer Migrutacburer hinds Lhe Date Modsied Protocol 5028 DN163k1E Sarita pma Kato lBD 40 7 Tipp Bep27 20311 T3526 PM DOC Lang 6340 i IDHTE3kE1B EP jG240 cato 3D 4D 7 Graal nose Tripp Bep 48 2011 1 4137 AM DOF Long ansa DN183E1B IMEF png ate SOTOMAC Tripp Sep 27 201 BD2US9 PM DO
99. its ERROR no CMRI nodes wet saiactthis button to 1 st Type text Page 120 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Run CMRI Diagnostic window Provides a tool for testing your CMRI serial cards in the system using either an Output Test or a Wraparound Test Run CMRI Diagnostic Window Help Tesi Type LY Output Test 12 Wraparound Test Test Sei Up Node UA OutCard 0 Output Test Only Observation Delay 2000 Wraparound Test Only In Care 2 Filtering Delay In Status Please ensure test hardware is installed Select Test Type enter Test Set Up information then select Run below Continue Stop Run Configure C MRI Nodes Window Tool the allows you to configure your C MRI system Nodes i Configure C MRI Nodes Window Help Node Address UA f Node Type SMINI Receive Delay DL 0 Pulse Width soo milliseconds Click on first bit of Port Bit each 2 lead oscillating Sard O PotA j searchlight signal Card 0OPote Card 0 Part C Noentryneededifno Cardi Port mmm 2 lead oscillating Cara T Pore I searchlight signals Card 1 Forti i Notes To Add a new node enter information and select Add Node To Edit a node enter node address then select Edit Node To Delete a node enter node address then select Delete Node Add Node C Edit Node
100. labels TAB opens the Function labels pane which allows you to label throttle function buttons Roster Media TAB opens the Roster Media pane which allows you to assign an image to the roster entry Opens a throttle tool for the selected loco Throttle Status bar in the Roster List Dona ie tative F Poker Grou Aii Entrii az Service Mode Programmer Proper ger M kg Avaitable ol Ugwradions Mode Fragrentton Moda Fragrant LAP raga iat Kos LnProgrammarManager iz T T rrodam mirar Status Displays message so that you can determine the state of DecoderPro3 during operation Type text Page 150 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Decoder Programmer Common Error Messages Various things can go wrong when JMRI tries to work with your DCC command station to program a DCC decoder This page lists the error message that can result and describes what they mean JMRI Error Codes 301 no locomotive detected The command station has reported that it doesn t see a locomotive on the programming track This can happen if the locomotive isn t making good electrical contact or if there s a wiring fault in the locomotive 302 programmer busy The command station has reported that it s busy doing something else and can t do any programming right now This usually means that some other part of the DCC system is doing a programming operation e g a hand held throttle Some DCC systems can t do ops
101. lect a Roster Entry to import 3 Zepher 9900 xml 3AC 12 4278 xml Athearn_FP 4 3 Zepher 9900 xml bak 3 AC 12 4278 xml bak 3 Athearn FP 3 44Ton 1000 xml 3AC 12 4292 xml G 5237 69 44Ton 1000 xml bak 3AC 12 4292 xml bak B23 7 6390 3 AC 12 4275 xml C Acela 2003 xml 3 B23_7_7412 3 AC_12_4275 xml bak 4 Acela 2003 xml bak B B23_7_74124 FileName Files of Type omit archive files x Import Decoder File Opens the Open dialog allowing you to select a Decoder File to import 7 decoders 7 systemfiles C miniserver 7 throttle 7 operations 3 Bachman 2 8 0 Consolidated xml 3 programmers 5 decoderindex xml C resources 5 DecoderProConfig2 xml ry DecoderProConfiq3 xml File Name Files of Type XML files ww Import Decoder URL URL to import EH Type text Page 76 DecoderPro3 User s Guide FTA 300 A FrA 300 B Lau T Exports xml file for the selected locomotive on your roster ni Save A Save In 5 Mni allalla R CI decoders 7 systemfiles 3 CI miniserver 7 throttle Cir CI operations 3 Bachman 2 8 0 Consolidated xml 3 r CI programmers 5 decoderindex xmli 3 DecoderProConfig2 xml 5 DecoderProConfig3 xml File Name Ff 300 Axml Files of Type Omit archive files w cancel Export Complete Roster LL Save Ea EET 5 roster xmi bak FileName jrost
102. locomotive addresses in both the Primary address and or the Extended address The address of a decoder is the prefix for the code it responds to This is how you are able to run multiple locomotives on a single line and keep all their speeds and functions independent Decoders originally could have only a two digit address after all who could possibly need more than 100 locomotives Some lower end command stations and decoders still use only two digit addressing Newer decoders can have up to a four digit address The Addressing Mode option lets you choose between two and four digit addresses The addresses themselves are input into the appropriate text boxes The Extended Addressing check box turns on and off the 4 digit address mode This allows you to have two different addresses stored in a decoder and toggle between the two Normal direction of motion Set the Locomotive direction normal or reverse from the drop down list The option for Normal direction of movement is important for people who model railroads like the NS who ran diesel locomotives long hood forward or for the person who occasionally makes a mistake and hooks the decoder up in reverse It lets you change the direction defined in the decoder as forward no disassembling and rewiring Speed Steps Unless your command station or decoder can only handle 14 speed steps choose the 28 128 setting If your decoder offers 128 speed step operation you ll find you get much finer co
103. lts and Max Volts if they are available in this pane but how to do this Start with the Kick start value and Programming on the main rather than the programming track Set the locomotive to be programmed on throttle step 1 If it moves at all don t changes the Kick start value If it doesn t move slowly step up the throttle until it does Then turn the throttle down If the locomotive stops at the same setting it started you won t need to set the Kick start value However if it continues to run at a slower speed than it would start then increase the Kick start value until it will start and run at its slowest possible speed Now if the locomotive isn t running at throttle step 1 increase the Start Volts value and write it without changing the throttle until the locomotive barely crawls you can usually get this down to a speed of a tie a minute or so if you like Remember you are doing this in ops mode so you can make these changes while the locomotive is actually running Don t forget to write the value changes to the decoder they won t take effect unless you do Type text Page 47 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Now set the top speed of the locomotive Run the throttle up to full and lower the Max Volts value and write it until the locomotive runs at the maximum speed you want it to reach but don t forget that adding a train will slow it down Finally set the Mid Volts value about half way between Start Volts and Max V
104. mi OEM of the FP 45 decoder Type text Page 61 DecoderPro3 User s Guide zi Athearn FP 45 100 File Rese Window Help Function Map Analog Controls Consist Advanced Sound Soundlevels CVs TsunamiLighting Equalizer Reverb Roster Entry Function Labels CV Unlock Register 0 7 0 CV Loch ID Code 0 7 0 Basic Motor z Basit Speed Control Roster Media Motor Kp Coefficient 0 255 25 Motor Ki Coefficient 0 255 Packet Time Out Value 0 255 _ Motor Control Intensity 0 255 255 eos Function Group 2 and J Exchange E change Group FB ari um Tu Motor Control Sample Period 0 31 15 Fit Braking ate 10 1271 Motor Control Sample Aperture Time 0 255 5 F11 Braking Sign Transquondimg Control Read changes on sheet Write changes on shest Read full sheet Write full sheet Read changes on all sheels Wiile changes on all sheets Read all sheets Write allsheets Programming Mode Direct Byte Sound FX Pane This pane will only be displayed for Sound decoders Several manufacturers now offer decoders that include sound functions This pane is designed to control those CVs The screen shot below is from a programmer for Tsunami OEM FP 45 sound decoder There are also steam sound decoders available These sounds can be coordinated wit
105. minder you can only read CVs if your command station has that capability Type text Page 66 DecoderPro3 User s Guide pa Program Kato C44 9W 650 in Service Mode Programming Track PIE File Reset Window Help Lights Analog Controls Consist Advanced Sound SoundLevels CVs Digitrax Hoster Entry Basic i Basic Speed Control f Speed Table Function Map i i Results of clickin CV Number Value in Decimal notation anand g Number value Dect State w Read write Compare Unknown Read ite Com Unknown Rea Write Unknown a o Write C Rad wie c __ write c Write wu li ji Yellow values are from the Roster file E i in the decoder matched that ss State 1 Same means that the value inthe Value column t DI DIT am If there is a difference the value will turn red and State will show the value in the decoder Selected CV DE State will also show red if there is an error with any attempt to read or write a CV value Amber values have been edited by DecaderPro but not yet written to the decoder E m Hs 1 E c alee pm TI oo CVs 7 and 8 are the Manufacturers ID number and Version number They lare automatically read from the decoder and cannot be changed WTIV Go White values have been read fromthe decoder From file P Po r2 co Bo k n n Read changes on sheet Write changes on
106. mode programming programming on the main while also using the service mode programming track in which case they ll return this error message 303 requested not implemented in command station This means that JMRI has requested the command station do something that it doesn t support This is not supposed to happen as JMRI should disable programming modes that the command station can t provide If you do see this message please report the circumstances on the jmriusers mailing list 304 aborted by user The user has requested that the read or write operation stop early This is considered an error because the program doesn t know whether the decoder actually saw the operation complete or not 305 confirm failed Some command stations allow you to confirm the content of a CV rather which read the value from it In general this is faster than doing a complete read If the value in the CV doesn t match the expected value this message is issued It s considered an error because if the values don t match we know that we don t know the correct value for the CV contents Type text Page 151 DecoderPro3 User s Guide 306 timeout talking to command station The program did not hear back from the command station when it expected to This is by far the most common error message when people first start using JMRI In that case it usually means that the connection to the command station isn t correct This could be a pro
107. n and testing process then use this version Supported systems check www jmri org help en html hardware index shtml Prior to installing JMRI you must www jmri org download index the correct version for your computer system e Windows e MacOSX e Linux Installing JMRI software After downloading the JMRI file now install using the appropriate Installation guide e Windows Installation Guide www jmri org install WindowsNew e MacOSX Installation Guide www jmri org install MacOSX e Linux Installation Guide o Ubuntu GNU Linux www jmri org install Linux o Xubuntu www jmri org install Ubuntu o OpenSuse linux http www jmri org install OpenSUSE DecoderPro3 User s Guide Getting Started with DecoderPro3 What is DCC In short DCC is Digital Command Control a system for operating model railroads in a more prototypical manner Each locomotive contains a tiny specialized controller These controllers decoders accept digital commands over a network the rails addressed to them and interprets them to control the locomotive s speed direction lighting effects sound and other functions Each decoder responds only to those commands addressed to it Not every decoder will have functions beyond basic throttle commands available Although there are NMRA standards for the format of communication allowing the decoders from different manufacturers to work on the same railroad beyond that there is considerable variety in the functions
108. n are defaults but you may change the settings TER v Use extended throttle let Save throttles when saving throttle windows layout lt Use roster image as background Automatic load of throttle window preferences when linked fo roster v Minore Iud Mami ttn ii g Do not scale image e Search roster info when address entered s Hide undefined roster function buttons j _ Enable button icons when available i Enable throttle toolbar Clean throttle on window close For new preferences to be fully applied all throttles windows must he closed and reopened Reset Apply View Allows you to select which of the three panels of the throttle are being shown Place a check mark in each of the panels that your want to display e M Address Panel e ivi Control Panel E d Function Panel You may ask yourself Why would want to turn off any of these panels As only one example let s say we have an observation car at the rear of a passenger train We could equip this car with a function only decoder to control Type text Page 101 DecoderPro3 User s Guide 1 Interior lights 2 Rear marker lights and 3 Arear Drum light We have no need for the speed control pane and only need three function buttons for this Throttle With a whole passenger train equipped like this lots of screen space can be conserved by using the throttle set up file
109. n icon for that locomotive head to the right Web reference Roster custom attributes delete Name to remove entry DO NOT CHANGE unless you know what you re doing Mame M Q Save to Roster Image to be used as main image for that roster The large black box is the image holder The image is placed into the image holder by following these instructions 1 First you must find the image of the Locomotive and store it on your disk drive a Sources 1 Images downloaded from a website to your computer 2 Photos taken with a digital camera or scanned from film 3 Other sources CD DVD frames from videos etc saved as an image to your computer b Format 1 The GIF format is preferred with transparent background 2 PNG with transparent background 3 JPG Type text Page 92 DecoderPro3 User s Guide 2 After storing image on your computer open the Roster Media Pane then open Windows Explorer or File Manager for your system and drag and drop the image file into the large black box You may also save the image to your Desktop and drag and drop to Roster Media from there DO NOT try to drag and drop from a website Roster images are stored in the lt JMRI Preferences folder gt resources When an image is updated or removed it is not removed from this folder Cera 105 IET Fin ieri Window Help Famer Hla iisi Hoe Toi pe du HE i e c dp ee uen doo d nig auis fij Fim de bee Feia Tode Hap FJ
110. n labels the label text will appear on the throttle Function buttons uu Function Panel ATRHORN SHORT ATRHORN AIEH RNM DYNAMIC BRAKE BRAEE AIF COMPRESSOR BRAEE SQUEAL RELEASE COUPLER CLAME aem Another way to change the labels on the function buttons is to right click on the button that you want to edit the word Properties Is displayed and when clicked on an Edit Function Button dialog box will be displayed Type text Page 110 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Edjeruncton Burton A Edit Function Button allows you to edit the text displayed on the button and the function assigned Function Number 1 Text F1 Function Number text box to set the function assigned to the button Font Size 13 Warning Make sure you do not assign the same function number to Lockable more than one button otherwise undesirable results may occur l Visible Function off icon Function on icon Text the text you want displayed on the button Font Size Select the font size in points Lockable locks the function when button is clicked eg makes the button a push on push off button Visible makes the button visible When unchecked the button will not show in the panel To restore use the View menu and select Show All Function Buttons option Function off icon Drag and drop icon of your choice into the box To remove icon right click and click on Remove Function on icon Drag and
111. nd automatically displays the information that is being sent and received on the communications link between your computer and your DCC system Send Command Opens the Send prompt with a text box to enter the Command message that will be sent to the DCC system when you click on the Send button send Sprog command Sele Command Console Opens the Sprog Console window that combines the communications monitor Send Command and other features into a single user interface PETIT Console DER Window Help Command History emd Clear screen Freeze screen Showraw data Show timestamps Choose log file Start logging Stop logging Add Message Send Command Command Send Speed Step Mode for SPROG Throttle 214step 28step 128 step r Configuration Current Limit mA SetZTC mode Set Blueline mode Unlock fir Save Load Configuration Type text Page 140 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Get SPROG Firmware Version Retrieves the SPROG firmware version and displays that information SPROG V3 V4 Firmware Update Starts the SPROG Firmware Update wizard SPROG Firmware Update In order to proceed with a SPROG firmware update You must have a valid hex firmware update file Are you certain you Want fo update the SPROG firmware Cancel Update SPROG II Firmware Update Starts the SPROG II Firmware Update Wizard basically the same as above TMCC TMC
112. ndow and automatically displays the information that is being sent and received on the communications link between your computer and your DCC system Send Command Opens the Send power line device command prompt to allow you to type in a Command and it to the powerline device Powerline Command Generator SEE Window Help Command _ Interlock QSI Command Monitor Opens the Communications Monitor Window and automatically displays the information that is being sent and received on the communications link between your computer and your DCC system Send Command Send Opens the Send QSI command prompt to type in a Command and click on E i Send QS command Sele Command Type text Page 136 DecoderPro3 User s Guide RPS RPS Monitor Opens the Communications Monitor Window and automatically displays the information that is being sent and received on the communications link between your computer and your DCC system RPS Receiver Control Opens the RPS Receiver Control window which will detect how many receivers it has and set up a table with the right number of rows ai RPS Receiver Control Window Help Receivers x y z LastTime Active MinTime MaxTime D D 72 A i i 99999 2 72 D 72 1 o 99999 Be A Number of Receivers l2 Set V Sound 0 013544 Offset E Algorithm Ash 2 1 MI Set Set Defaults Store Load RPS Polling Control Opens the RPS Polli
113. ne to setup MiniServer if you are using it Ajax is now in use for smoother image refresh and clicking For older browser you may want to unselect Ajax x hal 1 I Web Server T Railroad Mame y JMR Railroad Rebuild index html 42080 Ports Frame Server i Click Delay sH Refresh Delay Use Ajax JMRBI Mini Web Server DecoderPro ILocoNet Simulator Preferences WiThrottle Change Signal Head Icons Disallowed Frames For new preferences to be applied restart JMRI Apply Type text Page 23 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Save Before you exit the preferences click on Sw button to save all your selections You must restart DecoderPro for preferences to take effect Type text Page 24 DecoderPro3 9 User s Guide How do I set up to program a decoder Prior to using the programmer you need to have completed the previous section Getting Started have your computer connected to your command station booster with the required interface device for your DCC system you are now ready to actually program a decoder that has been installed in your locomotive On your initial opening DecoderPro3 the main page will be displayed After preferences are set The list of locomotives programmed by DecoderPro3 will be blank until you add a locomotive From then on when it is opened a list of all the locomotives whose decoders you have previously programmed in DecoderPro3 or classic Decod
114. ng Control window where you tell the RPS system which of your locomotives have RPS transmitters installed and how often to talk to them i RPS Polling Control SEE Window Help Raster N ID jLocom Long j Paolled LasiX Last Last LastTime O Use BSC Poll _ Poll wlseDirect Poll Interval 5 n Store New Default Values C Use Throttle Poll RPS Debugging Window Opens the RPS Debugger window that lets you look at information as it moves throught the RPS system Type text Page 137 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Seld File Window Help Time measurements RPS Tracking Display Opens the RPS Tracking frame that displays two types of things the measured positions and paths of RPS transmitters and the detection regions used for RPS blocks and sensors in RPS Tracking POSEE Window Help Show error points w Show receivers Show regions Upper right corner X Y 50 0 50 0 Lower left corner X Y L n n Hi 0 0 Type text Page 138 DecoderPro3 User s Guide RPS Sound Speed Monitor Opens the RPS Sound Speed Control window that lets you monitor and control the speed of sound used by the RPS system cot RPS Sound Speed Control EBS Window Help Current sound velocity New sound velocity Known Distance Transmitter ID Receiver Number Measured Speed Auto Set Damping 4 RPS Alignment Tool Open the RPS Alignment window that allows y
115. ng similar to what is shown but the Soundtraxx Tsunami series is very limited We ll show you a way around this limitation when we get to the Speed Table screen Three important CVs are programmed in this pane Vstart Vmid and Vhigh They work together to make a very basic three point speed table On some decoders these settings may be labeled differently and all three may not be available Decoder Pro will show the correct options for your selected decoder Possible setting that can appear on this TAB Vstart Start Voltage is the voltage at the first speed step If your locomotive didn t start moving until there were three volts on the track with analog power this lets you set up the decoder to give it 2 99 volts right away so it will start moving when you advance your DCC throttle Type text Page 46 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Vhigh Top Voltage Max Voltage Maximum Voltage is the maximum amount of power the locomotive will get from the decoder If your locomotive looks like Chuck Yeager s X 1 at full throttle then you can trim the top speed down to a more reasonable scale level A similar looking limit can be set on the Roster Entry screen but it only apples to JMRI Throttles Vmid Mid Voltage Midpoint Voltage lets you configure the slope between Vstart and Vhigh a bit so that if your locomotive reaches full speed at 5 volts you can stretch out the lower end of the curve to get more fine control in a useful speed range
116. ntrol of your locomotives by using the 128 speed steps setting You choose between 128 or 28 with your throttle when the locomotive is ready to roll on the track Type text Page 42 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Analog operation enables the decoder to run under regular DC voltage analog control Enable Analog Operation with caution as some decoders will jump to full speed resulting in a Runaway locomotive if they are enabled for Analog Operation and encounter power spikes on a DCC digital signal They seem to get confused and revert to Analog operation and use the full track voltage DCC power to take off and GO There is no stopping them without removing layout power Very disturbing to your operating mates but better than running into them at full tilt To enable Analog old style DC some vendors refer to this as dual mode Operation select the appropriate entry from the drop down list User ID 1 and User ID 2 off to the right there are two CVs that have nothing to do with any function of the decoder They simply provide you with a method of electronically marking your equipment Use these CVs even though you may have custom painted equipment for your own free lanced railroad it provides one more way to identify your decoders if they are removed from the loco The Read and Write Buttons At the bottom of all the programmer panes you will find three rows of buttons as shown Read changes on sheet Write changes on sheet
117. ol IUE TET x Window Help Open File Start LocoNet Server Starts the LocoNet server Start LocoNet over TCP Server Opens the LocoNetOver Tcp Server dialog Type text Page 131 DecoderPro3 User s Guide tei LocoNetOverTcp Server BIR a mmn e M HIN L4 Start Server at Application Startup Port Number 1 234 Start Server Stop Server Save Settings Server Status Disabled Client Count 0 os LocoNetOverlcp Server kl Start Server at Application Startup Port Number 1 234 Start Server Slop Server Save Settings Server Status Disabled Client Count D NCE Command Monitor Opens the Communications Monitor Window and automatically displays the information that is being sent and received on the communications link between your computer and your DCC system Send Command Opens the Send prompt with a text box to enter the NCE Format command that you want to send Send NCE command f fe Window Help Command Send Binary Send Macro Opens the Execute NCE Macro Window which allows you to enter the Macro number to be executed Clicking the Send button sends the macro p Execute NCE macro E Ei amp unknown Type text Page 132 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Edit Macro This tool allows you to review edit and save NCE style macros It also allows you to backup and restore all the NCE command station macros to and from a fil
118. olts Setting it above or below the median of the Start Volts and Max Volts values will give you a crude three point speed table There are no hard and fast rules for the exact numbers to use Even identical locomotives with identical decoders will need different numbers due to variances in motors and drive trains Experiment with the settings Decoder Pro makes it easy Note Not all decoders will have Start Mid and Max Volts but will have some version of this which will be displayed by Decoder Pro for the specific decoder If you select Speed Table all of the settings in this pane are ignored The Speed Table Pane The Speed Table allows you to fine tune the throttle response of your locomotive You might opt to match all of your locomotives so they run at the same speed for the same throttle setting or you might want to set the table up so that your locomotive runs at the actual scale speed indicated by the throttle Or maybe you have someone in your operating group that likes to switch the yard at Mach 2 5 and you want to slow them down a bit There are a lot of ways to use this feature This feature may vary by manufacturer and decoder series Some decoders may only have preset curves that you can select You now have the option of using Speed Table this pane which if selected and written to the decoder will replace the Basic Speed Control to set your locomotive s speed control mode Whichever one you select last and write to your de
119. omotives on another layout and ran them together but can t get them to run separately on your home system check this to see if it s consist address has been set Advanced Features Pane The Advanced Features pane covers CVs that don t fall readily into one of the other categories and more importantly are not generally part of the NMRA DCC standard This is a bit like the Netscape Microsoft Browser Wars areas where the manufacturer is pushing the envelope In this case the CV here controls the Transponding feature of newer Digitrax decoders which allows them to report their location and engine number back to the Loconet There may be one or several of these panes depending on how complex the decoder programming is and the style of the person who wrote the definition file for your particular decoder This is the Simple Advanced pane for Digitrax decoder F7A 300 A Meta File Reset Window Help Speed Table Function Map Lights Analog Controls Consist Ii Advanced CVs Digitrax pic CE E co RO EAST A 3 Euch ae ae eod Gerry Guias cem MCA WR El rires Roster Entry Function Labels Roster Media Basic Motor Basic Speed Control Digitrax Transponding Off Read changes on sheet Write changes on sheet Read full sheet Write full sheet Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Read all sheets Write all sheets Programming Mode Direct Byte T idle The Complex Advanced pane used with the Tsuna
120. on LZV100 Configuration Manager Open the LZV100 Configuration Manager Window Type text DecoderPro3 User s Guide Get LZV100 Configuration Manager Track Voltage ip n E Line Status g RailCom Status x Rail Com Mode LL ms E Command Station Configuration Command Station Start up Mode 0 Auto C Manual Get Current Mode Set Mode Command Station Options Reset Command Station LV102 Configuration Manager Open the LV102 Configuration Manager Window Lat LV107 Configuration Manager Booster Power Station Configuration E Line Status fa Write to Power Station Reset ta Factory Defaults Clear Current Selections Type text Page 144 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Zimo Command Monitor Opens the Communications Monitor Window and automatically displays the information that is being sent and received on the communications link between your computer and your DCC system Send Command Opens the Send prompt with a text box to enter the Packet message that you want to sent Fl Send MX 1 Packet E Window o Minimize o open windows listed Help Window Help General Help License Locations Context System Console O O O O O Upload Debugging Info Type text Page 145 DecoderPro3 User s Guide o About DecoderPro3 About DecoderPro 3 DecoderPro 3 ht p amri ordg LocoMet using LocoNet PR3 on COM4 JMBI version
121. on 4 behavior Read changes onsheet Write changes on sheet Read full sheet Write full sheet Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Read all sheets Write all sheets Direct byte mode programming Set Sound decoders such as the Tsunami in our OEM FP 45 have an extremely complicated Lighting program pane Type text Page 57 DecoderPro3 User s Guide uw FP45 100 BEES File Reset Window Help Analog Controls Consist Advanced Sound Sound Levels CVs Tsunami Lighting Equalizer Revert ASC Roster Entry FunctionLabels Roster Media Basic Motor Basic Speed Control Speed Table Function Map lum LIGHTING EFFECTS AND CONTROLS Headlight FO f Effect Selection Dyno light e FX5 Effect Selection Dyr FX5 Phase Selection Us FX5 Grade Crossing Logic disabled Headlight FO f Light Type LEL Backup Light FO r Effect Selection Dy gli Backup Light Foir Phase Selection Use pi Backup Light FO r Grade Crossing Logic di Backup Light FO r Rule 17 Mode Backup Light FO r Light Type LED we FX6 Light Type LE Hyperlight Flash Rate 0 15 3 Grade Crossing Hold Time 0 15 4 Head changes on sheet Write changes on sheet Read full sheet Write full sheet Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Readallsheets Write all sheets Programming Mode Direct Byle Mode OK
122. ontain it s own fast clock timebase This can be driven either by a DCS100 DCS200 command station or by a separate fast clock module such as those made by Logic Rail Technologies The Monitor Clock dialog allows you to control this feature i Monitor Clock Window Help Day 44 Time 2 ol 704 Kate b mi Read Monitor LocoNet Stats If active displays the statistics related to traffic on the LocoNet Monitor LocoNet Stats Window Configure BDL16 BDL168 Opens Configure BDL 16 BDL168 window Configure BDI 16 BDL1 amp 6B DER Window Help Unit address h Read fromBDL 16 Jl WritetoBDL16 OpSw 01 Common rail wiring OpSw 03 Reverse polarity for detection OpSw 05 Enable transponding OpSw 06 Reserved Unset if RX4 connected OpSw 07 Reserved Unset if RX4 connected OpSw 09 Show unoccupied when power off a OpSw 10 Section 16 used to sense power OpSw 11 Do not allow BDL 16 to be LocoNet master OpSw 12 Do not allow BDL 16 to terminate LocoNet OpSw 13 Delay only 1 2 second at power up OpSw 19 High threshold sense 10kohms OpSw 25 Drive LEDs from switch commands nol occupancy OpSw 26 Decode switch commands from LocoNet Op Sw 36 Ignore GPON messages only reply to interrogate _ OpSw 37 Long detection delay BDL 188 only _ OpSw 38 Extra long detection delay BDL 168 only _ OpSw 39 Transponder Tracking BDL 168 only
123. ou to align the sensors tn RPS Alignment Window Help Position ass 7 Hz H _ Acquire ce mi Times 4010 MOTO H119 3876 MiTT Position 14 2 474 2 Acquire m Times 5762 3634 heor haso Position 70 1 212 r5 Cl Acquire prom mimes 1083 ares 5247 Position 256 141 ra Aequire Reset Reset n ss times 4328 os paz h33 Position 322 i2 rs acquire Reset n Jmmes 358 p531 st88 m Position MES j aT4 ms L Aequre Reset Reset n Times 5741 3599 Meng 1509 h 1119 Mage e Ash 2 1 M Vs 0 01345 Calculate x Wm jj Se e e 8 Wd C Y Ej 4 o eee n Type text Page 139 DecoderPro3 User s Guide SECSI Communications Monitor Opens the Communications Monitor Window and automatically displays the information that is being sent and received on the communications link between your computer and your DCC system Send Command The Send SECSI serial command prompt opens Type the Command into the text box and click zi Send SECSI serial command PRISES Command the Send button to send the command A polling Address may be typed in the text box at the bottom of the prompt box and click on Address lo Send poll Send poll to poll the addresses on the communications link SPROG Command Monitor Opens the Communications Monitor Window a
124. our way of operating To access Help just open a New Throttle Then click on Help and select Window Help from the dropdown box There s lots of good stuff in there 112 Loads Default Throttle Layout 112 Consisting Tool 112 DecoderPro Consisting Tool 112 Turnout Control 114 Power Control 115 Speedometer 115 Single CV Programmer 116 Start WiThrottle Server 117 Start Web Server 117 Recreate Roster Index 117 Recreate Decoder Index 117 Run Script 117 Manufacturer Specific Menu 117 Acela 117 CMRI 119 EasyDCC 122 Type text Page viii DecoderPro3 User s Guide Grapevine 122 LocoNet 123 NCE 132 OakTreeSystems 136 Powerline 136 Qsl 136 RPS 137 SECSI 140 SPROG 140 TMCC 141 wangrow 141 XpressNet 142 Zimo 145 Main Window Tool Bar 146 DECODER PROGRAMMER COMMON ERROR MESSAGES 151 JMRI Error Codes 151 Type text Page ix Installing JMRI Preparing to Install JMRI The JMRI software package includes e DecoderPro e DecoderPro 3 e PanelPro e SoundPro e Operations is embedded in DecoderPro3 and PanelPro There are always two versions of the software available e Production Version The current stable version that is fixed in design and for general use If just starting this is the version for you e Development Version The version that is under development for testing and is used to validate new features and changes to existing features If you are familiar with JMRI and want to help in the validatio
125. r JMR Mini Web Server Web server started at http 192 168 2 7 12080 Recreate Roster Index Recreates the Roster Index when adding new XML roster files Recreate Decoder Index Used to update Decoder Index when new decoder files are added Run Script Opens a dialog to allow you to select a script that will run within DecoderPro3 Manufacturer Specific Menu This menu is dependent upon the equiment you are using Acela Command Monitor Opens the Communications Monitor Window and automatically displays the information that is being sent and received on the communications link between your computer and your DCC system Type text Page 117 DecoderPro3 User s Guide e Send Command Opens the Send Acela command prompt type in your command and click on Send button to execute the command Sees Ct Send Acela command Command e Configure Nodes Opens the Configure Nodes window This tool facilitates configuring the Acela network nodes p Configure Modes Window Help gt The Nodes inthe Network The nodes 0001020304 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 As Configured AC As Polled Hardware Polling Double Check Not Supported Yet Node Address Li Node Type Acela r Specific Configuration Data for a Given Node The first node node address 0 must be an Acela Node An Acela node has no output circuits and no input circuits Unless you have already done
126. r and slower computers Rem Crmes Tripp Programming Track Programming On Maii I Date bodad loctig 301 22014 Aw Sep 27 2011 2 35 23 AM Oo s 2011 ea p aM t 4 2081 1 14 34 AM eth 2001 2 24 733 AM lag 17 2011 1154 21 PM Bap 27 2011 21343 AM Bep 27 2011 2 14 48 AM st 4 34 07 nM 704 1 3 45 34 AM 2011 TAS 48 PA zl 2 06 53 aM 11 5 114 5M 11 4724 0 3 5M 7011 4 20 26 AM 71 14745 BM Separ 2011 3 45 45 BM iden zT Sep zr Bep 27 ELME Bep Ze Sep 28 San 2B RIT 70 Ce 1 idep zr i 6 I 1 anm e Progamming Wieck fPresqrarmpmur Cm Bam Edit Oris ember that you are essentially running the program on a Java emulator over your native operating system software New computers can do this fairly quickly but older ones will feel like they re taking forever Be patient it will come up eventually Even on older computers once the program is up the response time is quite good If this is the first time you have run the program after you installed the software the Preferences screen will come up automatically to allow you to set up the system for your particular configuration Also if you change your system configuration or if you have your laptop away from the railroad but you want to play with JMRI there is a simulator mode you may want to try So click next and we ll have a look at preferences DecoderPro3 may be opened from DecoderPro Roster Menu
127. r and your DCC system XpressNet System Information XPressNet System Information Dialog Get System Info Click on the to query the system Lenz or other for system information that will be displayed in Close the dialog Click on to close the dialog zi XPressMet System Information Sele Window Help Command Station lt UnKnOWwn oftware Version 1 0 Unknown ardware Version oftware Version Get Syst stem Info Send XpressNet Command Send Opens the Send XpressNet Packet prompt so that you can type in a Packet and click on the Send transmit via XpressNet to your system Ge Send XpressNet Packet Seles Packet Type text Page 142 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Command Station Database Manager Command Station Stack Monitor Refresh Click the o update the display to the current information ia Command Station Stack Monitor DEAR Window Help Refresh Address Entry Type LI101 Configuration Manager Open the LI101 Configuration Utility Window W1 LI101 Configuration Utility Xpressnet address M LI101 Speed Setting E el Read from Li101 Write ta LI101 Reset to Factory Defaults Close LZ100 Configuration Manager Open the LV100 Configuration Manager Window LV 100 Configuration Manager Command Station Configuration 1 Command Station Start up Mode Auto Manual Get Current Mode Set Mode Command Station Options Reset Command Stati
128. ramming Set The Advanced Consist Address is for EPF Extended Packet Format as defined by the NMRA Recommended Practices for DCC If the consist address is any value other than zero the locomotive is considered to be in a consist and will only respond to instructions sent to the consist address Thus we set a short address here to create a multiple engine group that will all respond to the same address Think of it as an MU specific locomotive address Since the address is in the same range as non consisted locomotives with short addresses we need to be sure the address is unique on the layout A way of doing this is to use higher end of the short address range Type text Page 60 DecoderPro3 User s Guide starting from 127 and going down Most folks working with single locomotives with short addresses tend to be using the manufacturer s default of 3 or other low values typically for their logging locomotives This Pane also allows one to instruct the decoder what effects are to be active when the locomotive is in part of a consist assuming the decoder is capable of responding appropriately As an example this allows you to specify if the headlights and other lighting functions are to be always off if the locomotive is in the middle or tail end This can be handy if only the B unit has sound You can set it s lights to be off in a consist but it can sound it s horn even though it s in the consist If you ve had your loc
129. rd light FOF behavior lirecti Reverse light FOR effect generated Reverse light FOR behavior Function 1 effect generated Function 1 behavior Function 3 effect generated Function 3 behavior Function 4 effect generated Function 4 behavior Read changes on sheet Write changes on sheet Read full sheet Write full sheet aa Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Read all sheets Write all sheets Direct byte mode programming Set The specific effects available differ widely between manufacturers and even between different families of decoders from the same maker The above example is from a Digitrax FX decoder Some of the advanced features you will see in many decoders though they may go by different but similar names The Lamp keep alive voltage determines how dark a light gets between full on moments This can let you adjust effects to give the impression of for example a marker light that also has a rotary beacon in the same housing Play with this value and see what kind of results you get for your specific decoder FX rate adjust controls how fast an FX effect operates The higher the number the slower the frequency of flash or rotation of the effect This can be used to set subtle differences between locomotives As you can see from Type text Page 56 DecoderPro3 User s Guide the panel above there are twin alternating strobe lights on the engines If you vary the setting for the F
130. ress F7A 300 B L5 FrA 300 A TORNA ES44AC 5738 Road Name 3E a tal d L Road Number E 84 6018R E 8A B T8F ial iM Manufacturer TE Model Owner H Date Modified i Protocol Athearn Road Name Road Number Manufacturer santa FE AD RTA 1 IN iBNSF KDA Southern Pace KOA Southern Pac iar decoder 36 550 Union Pacific Selecting Actions using Context menu Right Click on locomotive selected Select the action you would like to perform NECEM rFrm5 3urn T LYTWIUJSFD eee M DINTE3KDE FrA 300 B 300 IDNIG3KOB 3 F7A 300 A EB44AC 5738 57180 sm E84 6018R Program core E 8 5U18F Program mer type t Programming Track Ls d DD40x 6832 2 ra f d WEIL OU EET E Labels and Media Programming On Main 7 I ID FP45 100 Throttle Edit Road Mame SantaFe Duplicate Road Number 100 Manufacturer Athearn Delete Owner Tripp Double Click on Selected locomotive and Programming Window will open Type text Page 148 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Editing column of a Roster Entry in the table Select locomotive then click on column that you want to edit Type your change The following columns may be edited ID Col Road Name Road Number Manufacturer Model Owner coe A mA y a m E Road Mame Road Number anufactt Canta Fe 300 Kata del
131. s to optimize the Throttle windows Then you could turn off the lights in the kitchen and lower the lights in the dining area so the passengers can enjoy the sunset as they transit the Rockies enjoying the beautiful sunset sipping Cognac but digress You get the idea Reset Function Buttons Resets all the Function buttons to the default settings etc Get all current throttle components in bounds Returns all the throttle panels to the throttle frame Switch Throttle frame view mode Toggles the Throttle frames on off Frames on F RADIATUR FANS Tr ale BRATS 3QUEAL FELEA E LDUTLER CLANE Fl13 Type text Page 102 DecoderPro3 9 User s Guide Frames off e ICT EI EET Inm F5 F DINMER mes nx 4 RADLATUR FENH us AIR COMPRESSOR am HRANE FEAL RELEASE COUPLER CLANK B F13 j T ER Show Hide Throttles list window Toggles the Local JMRI throttles list window on or off Opens the Local JMRI throttles Window displaying all the throttles that are in use on your program pA Local JMRI throttles E nm x Emergency stop for all Throttles Throttles preferences window Type text Page 103 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Power track power control if supported by your system e Power On e Power Off Window e Minimize e Lists all open DecoderPro windows If one of the windows is clicked it will be brought to th
132. sheet Compare changes on sheet Compare full sheet M Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Direct byte mode programming Set One thing to keep in mind about the CV listing on this pane anything you can do here you can do from one of the other panes in Decoder Pro without having to know the CV number or how to compile the values to get the desired effect This pane is meant for advanced users of DCC used to crunching the numbers themselves Those new to DCC can safely ignore this panel without losing any capability at all Manufacturer Specific Data Pane This pane in the Comprehensive Programmer provides programming for functions that are specific to an individual manufacturer but outside the realm of the DCC standard While items like Transponding may eventually find a place in the NMRA DCC standard and are therefore in the advanced pane these items are obviously beyond that category This pane will be manufacturer dependent and decoder family dependent Type text Page 67 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Ge Program Kato C44 9W 650 in Service Mode Programming Track File Reset Window Help Lights K Analog Controls Consist i Advanced Sound l Sound Levels Roster Entry Basic Hasic Speed Control Speed Table Function Map This pane is showing additional settings specific to Digitrax Advanced consist droop compensation for speed stabilization d Speed Compensation Control Split field motor
133. sic DecoderPro offered a number of modes most of which were often redundant and confusing showing how the user could edit the underlying file to make special application programming modes The Comprehensive Programmer was the most popular for a long time until Advanced came along with added features So now they ve been combined in DecoderPro3 Thus the Comprehensive Programmer with added advanced features is the only other programmer that DecoderPro3 offers Since we ve already covered Basic let s explore the DecoderPro3 Comprehensive Programmer At the bottom of the window is the Labels amp Media and Throttle buttons Use these buttons to set up the Icon photos for your roster entries and to set up the Function Labels on the software throttle included in JMRI9 Go to those pages and take a look Type text Page 39 DecoderPro3 User s Guide DecoderPro3 Comprehensive Programmer Roster Entry Pane The Comprehensive Programmer begins the same way as the Basic Programmer with a Programmer Setup Pane and a Roster Pane The content are identical so they will not be repeated here Just be sure that you select the Comprehensive Programmer in the DecoderPro3 Preferences Roster pane Program TAB then select locomotive you wish to program from the DecoderPro3 main screen from the roster list now press the Program button Le DecaderPra 3 All Entries Fue Eum Settings Acton LocoMet Wielow Help ele New Loco C identity x Help
134. sic Pane You may have noticed that at the top of the window are two tabs Roster Entry and Basic We have completed the Roster Entry pane of the Program window now click on the Basic tab to change panes to continue with programming your decoder The Basic pane will be displayed and look similar to the following illustration Many panes in the programmer contain decoder dependent features as a result what you see may not exactly agree with what you see here Only those variables that your decoder can implement will be shown Below is a screen for OEM decoder that is used in the Athearn FP 45 locomotive Shown in factory settings which is normally address 3 pal Program new loco in Service Mode Programming Track File Reset Window Help Roster Entry Basic Active DCC Address Analog DC Operation Alternate Power Source Enabled Read changes on sheet Write changes on sheet Read full sheet Write full sheet Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Read all sheets Write all sheets Programming Mode Direct Byte e Roster file Athearn FP 45 100 xml saved OK Type text Page 36 DecoderPro3 User s Guide You will see three options you can change highlighted in yellow 1 The decoder address should be unique among your locomotives unless you are operating sevral as a set often the locomotive number is used 2 Tworadio buttons that let you toggle between 2 digit one byte Normal or 4 d
135. simple Programmer PEE Window Help Read CV Write CV Paged Mode Direc En C Direct Byte O Register Mode Value ts i Decimal C2 Address Mode i PNE C Ops Byte Mode _ Long address Prior to reading a CV value you should enter the CV Number address into the CV Number text box If writing a CV value you should enter the CV Number and then a value in the Value text box You may enter the value as Decimal or Hexadecimal depending upon the option selected in Value is area On the left side of the window you can select the Programming Mode Any mode not supported by your command station will be grayed out If you select the Ops mode which programs on the main track you need to enter the address of the decoder locomotive that you are programming Your DCC system may require you to check the Long address check box if the address is a long address Most DCC systems do not allow you to read on the main if so the Read CV button will be disabled Now that you have everything setup you may read the current value in the decoder s memory from the CV by clicking on the Read CV button or write your new value to the CV by clicking on the Write CV button Type text Page 116 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Start WiThrottle Server m Wilhroille WiThrottle Window Help Advertising WiThrottle Server i amdx4 192 166 2 2 3798 Clients 0 oo Device Marre Address Start Web Serve
136. t are never lower that the slider being moved This always increasing left to right is normally the way the sliders worked but now the ones in between the check are linked If the slider is lowered and then raised the straight line is drawn between the column checked to the right and the column that the slider is controlling It s difficult to describe but try it and you ll see What could that possibly be used for you ask Well many decoders like the Soundtraxx Tsunami in this example do not support V start V mid and V max So if you are trying to use the simplified method of speed matching locos these decoders won t support it Well now you have a way Check the left hand right hand and middle columns Set the left hand column to V start the right hand to V max and then slide the middle slider up and down until you get the V mid that you want Now all you have to do is write this speed table to the loco and you ve accomplished what you wanted to do but the decoder manufacturer didn t provide for Type text Page 50 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Jb eps TE Lr F aca te F A Mua cops ae fs DUE Amisto tO us Spa d TabturfG ue d Chu nn aut uem LAT s P ACE LS aum Ei T 5 eta Sa 7 am m aem gm ae e This button must be clicked To turn off use Basic Speed Control pane Use speed table eem selection if offerred P ag DD L GDU un rentem uu lu tog cume smuen smmagnt
137. t mode For most newer decoders stay with Paged mode or whichever Direct mode your Command Station supports Your decoder documentation should let you know if programming in some other mode is necessary but if you are having problems experiment If a mode is not supported for the selected decoder and system that option will be grayed out For this decoder will use Direct Bye Mode When you make your selection the programming mode should now display to the left of the in the dropdown box Programming Modes Br ae ee aa Te A ee ee ue Save to Roster Reset to defaults Write changes on all sheets Read all sheets Write all sheets Some brief comments on Programming Modes Type text Page 33 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Address Mode is an outdated programming method that is included here for the sake of full compliance with the NMRA DCC standard Register Mode is an expanded form of Address Mode and is still used by some older and or lower end decoders particularly some from MRC and Wangrow It is inherently limited in its ability to access all CVs in a decoder Paged Mode is an expansion of Register mode that gives full access to all decoder CVs Direct Mode is another method not yet supported by all decoders that allows full access There are two ways of implementing Direct Mode The radio button s for the Direct Mode method s your command station supports will be activated If you experience diffic
138. t throttle If you can do something with your throttle you can probably do it faster and easier with JMRI However if your system can t do what you want either because your system is not connected properly it s broken or the system manufacturer did not incorporate that capability then JMRI will not be able to do it either In the latter case JMRI will probably give you an error message or have the command greyed out to help you identify why it can t accomplish your request The window is split into two panes on the left side is a list of preference groups that may be set Clicking on one of the items opens the options that may be set in the right side pane No selection have been made m Preferences Window Help System manufacturer File Locations start Up Digitrax ww Display System connection Messages Roster lLoconet PRI i Throttle WiThrottle Settings JSON Server Web Server Serial port ICommunications Port COM Ba Command station type DCS 100 Chief x Connection Prefix IL Connection Name LocoNet E Additional Connection Settings gl Save Disable Connection Type text Page 12 Connections Defaults File Locations Start Up Display Messages Roster Throttle Wi Throttle JSON Server Web Server DecoderPro3 User s Guide Allows you to select the system connection that you are using for controlling DCC and the connection to your computer This
139. te Delete Roster Group BNSF Are you sure you want to delete roster group HNSE Delete Cancel Type text Page 86 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Roster Group Table Association Once the groups are named then you associate the roster entries with their group This can be done by using the Table Association selection At the top of the table you select the group you wish the roster entries to be associated with then the roster entries that you want to associate with that group Rosier brug jabe Window Help Select Roster Group Santa Fe w IL Road Num Road Name Manufact Include Zephyr 880 aui Burlington Concors Tri 447on 1000 1000 Industrial Bachna Bza toas 6390 Santa Fe Atlas Bpz3 6 6412 412 Santa Fe Atlas Biqboy 40 4t undec Athearn BigBoy 4024 4024 Union Pacific JAfhearn C44 0 4928 4828 BNSF Kato Challenger 3885 3985 Union Pacific Athearn DDAUx 56932 69372 Union Pacific E 84 601 oF Southern Pacitic E BA BlI18R Southern Pacitic ES44A C 571H8 5719 BNSF Fox Valle y ES44AC 5738 5r38 BNSF FoxValeyTtipp LL FrA 300 A 300 ripp F7B 300 D 300 Santa Fe FrB 3UD F S00 Santa Fe kato a P2k 1792 1792 Santa Fe F32bEWH SUB 506 AMTRAK i SD 40 2 6340 6340 NSF Tripp SDTOMAC 9959 3959 BNSF Tripp LJ Select Roster Group from drop down list the roster group that you want to add entries to The table shows all the engines
140. te all sheets Programming Mode Direct Byte OK Straight Line Speed Curve As you Can see you have both numbers and sliders to work with Changing either a number or slider will make the other change to match it If you are CV inquisitive you can use the tool tip to advantage By hovering over any of the sliders the tool tip will reveal the CV to which you are pointing The Match ends button will also result in a straight line graph but you can offset the beginning and end by any amount you wish The first and last steps are used to set to minimum and maximum values for the straight line The function will then draw a straight line between those two end points Below is an example of the result Type text Page 49 DecoderPro3 User s Guide a H zi Qm Qua rz Re Y sor om Pr fm or am m Pe a m s n CTORUM ES may Speed Table 5 Aja set end Tooltips f N HODY PPS Now if you ve used DecoderPro in the past you re probably wondering what those little boxes at the bottom of each slider are used for Well they re difficult to explain but easy to use They basically allow you to set a slider to control every slider in columns to its left as well as to its right If you click two of the boxes and then move one of those sliders you ll see that they are linked to the sliders between them Points to the right never are higher than the slider being moved and the points to the lef
141. ted as shown on the DecoderPro panes along with their CV number and Value Use as a handy reference for the future You may print these as PDF documents and save them on your computer for reference or future printing Print preview will look like it s about to print the list and ask for which printer to use Don t panic that s only to get the preview to work Go ahead and select the printer and you ll only get the preview Import Data You may import the list from another computer in the PR1 file format Thus the Export and Import capability allows you to take the data from one computer system to another Export Data you may export the list as one of several file types e CSV file Comma separated variables e PR1DOS file Type text Page 70 DecoderPro3 User s Guide e PRIWIN file All are two columns CV and Value in Decimal and Hexadecimal m FP45 105 File Reset Window Help Save Basic Motor Basic Speed Ce Print Print Preview Preview All im Import Preview CVs Export p Print Preview Sie j 4 coop E Eee Next Page Page 1 of 2 Close NE FPd5 105 1 Seqtenger 30 2077 11 23 FA ID FP45 105 Filename FR45 105 aml Road name Santa Fe Road mmber i 5 Hanutacturer Athearn Owner TripFP Hodel EP45 DCG Address 105 Decoder Hodel H FP45 Decoder Family Tsunami Diesel Genesis OEH Walde Value Vali Yalie l 5 69 42 8 lo 60
142. ted functions Only remap functions if you are sure you know what you are doing Lighting and FX Functions Pane This pane provides for control of some of the most gee whiz functions on the decoder While fine tuning the motor is important and speed tables help add to the realism of operation everyone notices the lights especially when they change intensity flicker flash or fade They attract even more attention when for example the ditch lights that were steadily shining as the locomotive approached the crossing suddenly begin flashing alternately then return to a steady glow or when a locomotive pulls into a siding stops and dims its headlight for the approaching train All these effects are possible with the right decoder and proper set up and set up is what DecderPro is all about Type text Page 55 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Every Manufacturer and decoder family handles the lighting in a unique manner so there are many versions of this pane mal Program Kato C44 9W 4976 in Service Mode Programming Track Seles File Reset Window Help Lights Analog Controls Consist Advanced Sound Soundlevels CVs Digitrax Roster Entry Basic Basic Speed Control Speed Table Function Map Lamp keep alive voltage D FX rate adjust o Ditch light hold overtime D Contents ofthis page change drastically with the Forward light FOF effect generated Normat function oflead esate lighting Forwa
143. ter pull down on the JMRI throttle to select a loco from your roster the function buttons will be marked with the descriptions you have entered for those functions in this pane In this example the Function keys on the Throttle will be labeled for the FP 45 with Tsunami OEM Sound decoder with sounds and lighting functions Type text Page 89 DecoderPro3 User s Guide pA Athearn FP 45 100 File Edit View Power Window Help I Function Panel wem Jem Stop amp Forward 2 Reverse Dispatch Helease Program Type text Page 90 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Using the checkboxes space holders and the radio button to the right of each function may be set to Makes the function button latching or non latching When the box is checked the function is locked or latched lock Latched Function when pressed will stay on down position until pressed again i e Function button labeled Bell would ring until pressed again Unlatched Function when pressed toggles on and then off i e Function Button labeled short horn when pressed provides one blast of horn off Place holder for icon that is displayed on Function Button when it is in off state on Place holder for icon that is displayed on Function Button when it is in on state Sets virtual function key for software throttle The lock option also needs to be set simultaneously with the shunt virtual function key activation When this Function k
144. ther the Or you should be able to change the state of accessory number 678 on the layout sunknowrn Another example a valid turnout system name for Advanced Features NCE could be NT456 Then by pressing either the Cab operation Normal Thrown closed or you should be able to change Pushbuttons Nerina the state of turnout or accessory number 456 on the ai layout Another example a valid turnout name could be IT123 which is internal turnout number 123 Pressing Thrown closed either the or will only change the state of the internal turnout and will not change a turnout on the layout current state A turnout can have four states lt unknown gt inconsistent thrown and closed feedback mode some of the available feedback modes are DIRECT ONE SENSOR TWO SENSOR and MONITORING A turnout using DIRECT mode does not have feedback from the layout ONE SENSOR use one sensor on the layout to provide feedback on he state of the turnout TWO SENSOR uses two sensors for feedback one for closed and one for thrown MONITORING gets feedback from the system by either listening to cab commands on the layout or polling the system for turnout status Caboperation some turnouts can be locked If the control button is grayed out the lock feature is not available Pushbuttons Shows state of Pushbuttons Turnout ezunknown Feedback Mode Type text Page 114 DecoderPro3 Us
145. thin the locomotive Type text Page 152 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Index Actions TAB 17 Adding New Locomotive 27 B Basic Programmer 30 35 40 41 59 88 Basic tab 32 36 Buttons TAB 17 Command station 7 14 Comprehensive 25 28 39 40 41 67 69 88 112 Connection name 14 connection options 13 Connection prefix 14 Connections 12 13 Connections Pane 13 Console TAB 20 CV 31 37 44 47 49 53 57 58 61 66 67 69 70 71 112 116 151 152 D DCC 2 3 4 12 14 25 31 34 37 43 46 59 60 61 67 96 112 116 117 119 122 123 132 134 136 137 140 141 142 145 147 151 decoders ii 2 4 12 25 27 31 33 34 37 40 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 54 55 56 57 58 59 61 62 63 107 116 131 152 Defaults Pane 15 Delete 26 80 133 Display Panes 19 Duplicate 26 79 H hardware 4 14 129 134 I Install 1 5 J JSON Server 13 23 L Labels and Media 26 88 language 20 load at startup 18 location 16 20 21 61 112 M Messages Panes 21 MinServer 23 N New Loco 27 new user 26 p PR3 ii 3 4 13 129 131 preferences 5 9 10 11 13 24 25 40 91 95 146 152 programmer 4 21 25 28 36 39 40 41 43 44 62 63 65 66 69 151 Programmer TAB 21 Programming Track 26 27 84 152 F File locations Pane 16 R Files TAB 18 35 First Time 5 Paa pS roster 5 9 10 13 21 25 26 31 32 35 39 40
146. ton and select the dmf file you want to download Click Read file button to read the file into the program and verify its contents Only if instructed to by Digitrax change the various values in the control fields this is usually not needed Click Download button to load the firmware This will take a little while Download Sounds a Download Sounds Window Help Read file File label Click Select and pick a spj file Type text Page 130 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Digitrax sound decoders are loaded with sound projects stored in Sound Project spj files Those contain a number of sound fragments in wav format plus some additional control information The Decoder Sound Downloader tool lets you load a new spj file into a Digitrax sound decoder via a Digitrax PR2 or PR3 interface If you re using a PR3 it needs to be put into Programmer mode before trying to download see the main PR3 page Digitrax provides sample sound project files at their Sound Depot http www digitrax com sounddepot php web site You can also find links to documentation and additional tools there JMRI also provides tools for editing sound project files to include new sounds and even to change the sound logic When you first select the Download Sounds tool it opens a dialog with most of the controls disabled Click on any image on this page to see a larger version The status line at the bottom will walk you through the steps neede
147. ttle Folder Save As Default Throttles Layout Save as the default throttle layout from Throttle Folder Start WiThrottle This window controls the connection between WiFi throttles e g an iPhone iPod Touch or Android Phone and JMRI Preference in the Wi Throttle Pane Ee WiThrottle WiThrottle Window Help Advertising WiThrottle v2 0 on amiadx OM 192 15B 2 5 1932 Clients 0 D o Roster Group m Entries M Device Name Address Menu Bar Type text Page 98 DecoderPro3 User s Guide p WiThrottle WiThrottle Window Help Start Server Filter Controls Preferences e WiThrottle o Start Server Starts the server for the WiThrottle o Filter Controls Ct Controls Filter Window Help Turnouts Select Turnouts to be controlled by WiFi devices aystem Mame Liser Mame Cancel Include Include All Include None Include User Named Set up Turnouts and Routes that can be controlled by DecoderPro3 for control by WiThrottle o Preferences Opens the WiThrottle Preferences Pane in preferences e Window e Help Edit Frame Properties Type text Page 99 DecoderPro3 User s Guide F Edit Throttle Frame Frame Title Address Text Frame Tithe Components Text Address Address Text Roster ID Frame Decorations Frame Border Off e Frame Title Type the title of your choice for the Throttle frame This is referred to below as text
148. tus idle You may want to set up the other preferences at this time if so go to Preferences screen will come up that allows you to set up the system for your particular configuration Previous user If you are updating and DecoderPro has been installed previously then proceed here Once you have downloaded the JMRI software and installed it simply open the program in the usual manner for your operating system An icon for DecoderPro3 should be installed on your Desktop DecoderPros DecoderPro3 may be opened by double click on the Desktop icon and the DecoderPro3 initial screen as shown below will be displayed on completion of startup with no roster entries Type text Page 9 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Decoderlro d File Edit Settings Actions Loco Wariga Holp i M Help New Lect de luentity Programming Mode Paped Mode Decoder Model Roeg Name Road Niner Manursciurmer Charger Active Roster Group AT Entries n Road Harme Road Humber Decoder f amihe Decoder Model Filename All Eris Rogaine SEwhue idie Alive Sester frou w DecnderPra 3 All bniries Actions LocoMet Window Progamming Mode Paged Mode Adad ame mrad Humbei Manufacture Santa Fe i797 Deue Industria rood Biscuit Tiaho F acifir hi TN E Jint imauntam Johem Paci CEDU interro unmain Soumerr Facifir 4282 intermounlair AHTRA EE Ba HM N Santa Fa E38 latas 7412 laa aj athe am lat
149. ulty programming a decoder in Paged Mode try Direct Mode then Register Mode and finally Address Mode The EasyDCC AD4 Accessory Decoder can only be programmed in Direct Mode Below is a Basic Programming Roster setup for Athearn FP 45 locomotive in n scale with OEM decoder Tsunami 750 decoder Note in the status at the bottom of pane indicates that the file has been saved Type text Page 34 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Lan Program new loca in Service Mode Programming Track SEs File Reset Window Help Roster Entry Basic ID Athearn FP 45 100 Road Name Canta Fa Road Number li oo Manufacturer lathearn Owner zm Model DCC Address Throttle Speed Limit Comment Factory installed sound decoder Decoder Family Tsunami Diesel Genesis OEM Decoder Model FP45 Decoder Comment Filename Date Modified Jul 27 2012 5 05 52 PM Save to Roster Reset to defaults Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Read all sheets Write all sheets Programming Mode w Roster file Athearn FP 45 100 xml saved OK Now that we have the Roster information all in order we can continue with programming the decoder Now it s time to click on the Save to Roster button to save this data Note that there will be brief message in status bar at the bottom of the screen that roster has been saved Let s move on to the Basic Programmer Type text Page 35 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Ba
150. unami decoders because they have a separate drop down box like the QSI box below They require that you select the user defined speed table entry in this box or your table will not be written to the decoder Interestingly Tsunami puts the selection at the bottom of the list making it very easy to miss a 7 EAT 1o Pom T TUE ip Fe 7m y E k ee gto ete IL EI p iZ aoe ae M M lm timus nid am e oye St oe at Amr asd oec a mu ee A xoi Sr ett Ki Select this button to use a Speed Table for need Control To turn off use Basic Speed Control pane Quantum Speed Table Speed Table F T 4 A E ER 74 ru NER m 1 4 ra m 1 Fr La 3 l a 7 n mes T pium n LM M t ETT TET MU ee a Te Lr TT ie 4 E i m PX ia wm te d bai T Ln tote OM CM i Function Mapping Pane Some decoders allow you to change the function assigned to each set of output wires or pads Multiple choices for function assignments are shown by several check boxes This is more common in decoders with more than four functions and in sound decoders Some of the new sound decoders may have up to 28 functions and your throttle may have a limited function capability So here s your opportunity to pick which ones you can operate from your throttle When this capability is present the check boxes as shown in the window below are active and allo
151. und Test Only In Care z o Filtering Delay In status Please ensure test hardware is installed Select Test Type enter Test Set Up information then select Run below Continue Stop Run Type text Page 119 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Configure C MRI Nodes Tool the allows you to configure your C MRI system Nodes i Configure C MRI Nodes Window Help Node Address UA lo Node Type ISMINI M Receive Delay DL o Pulse Width Soo milliseconds Click on first bit of Port Bit T0 1 each 2 lead oscillating Card 0 PortA searchlight signal Card 0 Part B ete Card 0 Part C Noentryneededifno Cardi FotA el 2ead oscillating Cardi PotB j searchlight signals Card 1 Pont AHHA i lies Notes To Add a new node enter information and select Add Node To Edit a node enter node address then select Edit Node To Delete a node enter node address then select Delete Node a Add Node Enne Delete Node Delete Node Node wk Done List Assignments Opens List C MRI Assignments window Thsi tool lets you check teh pin assignments of your C MRI Nodes and print them Gal List C MRI Assignments Window Help r CIMRI Node Node M 2 Show Input Bits amp Show Output B
152. ur roster file is located The default storage is the same directory where the program is installed Reset to Defaults u The button can be used to return the Roster file to the condition of a new file for the type and version of the decoder listed in the roster entry It does NOT change the values in the roster file on your hard disk unless you specifically save it after using this reset button It also is not written to the decoder until you specifically select a write operation It was included in DecoderPro so that if you get hopelessly confused in proceeding screen to screen entering variables you can return to the decoder manufacturers baseline default set and start again Most decoders will activate the Reset Menu next to the File menu at the top of the page This will reset the decoder to the manufacturers default settings for all the CVs or just some of them if the manufacturer has several reset routines It does this by writing directly to a CV in the decoder if the decoder has that feature CV8 in the case of Digitrax All decoders may not support reset and how they work is manufacturer and decoder dependent One decoder with a lengthy list of reset routines is the QSI Revolution decoder which enables a drop down list of options for resetting the decoder as shown below Type text Page 31 DecoderPro3 User s Guide Program lt new loca in Service Made Programming I rack File Reset Window Help Roster Entry Basi
153. w you to choose to which function key on the throttle each output responds Type text Page 54 DecoderPro3 User s Guide zl Athearn FP 45 100 Sle File Reset Window Help 7 Analog Controls Consist Advanced Sound eT PERA Cvs Tsunami Lighting Equalizer Reverb ASC ResterEntry Function Labels Roster Media Basic Motor Basic Speed Control Speed Table Function Map Use this sheet to determine which functions will control which outputs Description Output wire or operation 1 2 a 4 AirHorn Bell Dynamics Short Horn Fans Dimming Mute Comp Brakes Coupler White Yellow FX5 FXG Forward Headlight FO F everse Headlight FO R Function 1 Function 2 Function 3 Function 4 Function 5 Function 6 Function 7 Function 8 What happens when button is pressed ines ee E M Cg NM NM MINIME Function 9 check marks to Function 10 connect the input Function 11 action to the Function 12 ue px saec une t M NM NM M M M SEE NM M NU L a 3 NN M NE E NM I 2 x Id 5 Throttle button being pressed Head changes on sheet Write changes on sheet Read full sheet Write full sheet Read changes on all sheets Write changes on all sheets Read all sheets Write all sheets Programming Mode Direct Byte bul OK If a checkbox is dimmed that indicates that no changes in function assignments are possible Not all decoders allow you to remap the functions and others have very limi

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